nest egg
英 [ˈnest eɡ]
美 [ˈnest eɡ]
n. 备用的钱; 储备金
牛津词典
noun
- 备用的钱;储备金
a sum of money that you save to use in the future
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 储备金;存款
Anest eggis a sum of money that you are saving for a particular purpose.- They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day.
他们把一小笔钱存在了什么地方,以备不时之需。
- They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day.
英英释义
noun
- device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it
- a fund of money put by as a reserve
双语例句
- He did not even build up a nest egg.
他甚至没有建立一个账户。 - Make sure you've exhausted all of your other options before digging into your nest egg.
在动你的这笔长期存款之前,先确认你已经没有其他办法了。 - Half of his$ 400000 nest egg, he figures, has evaporated in just two years.
据他估计,短短两年时间,40万美元储备金中就有一半消失殆尽。 - We all need a nest egg to fall back on, but not while wearing a good suit.
我们都需要有个留窝蛋当退路,但不是在穿着一身好套装的时候。 - Over the years Leo has been very disciplined and saved every month. He now has a big nest egg on which he can retire.
这些年来利奥一直严于律己且每个月都攒钱,他现在已经有了一大笔养老金。 - These men never got jobs; never got married; never have a reason to build a nest egg.
这些人从没有工作,从未结婚,从来没有理由攒钱。 - We'll have quite the little nest egg for our future.
我们将有自己的小窝了。 - Investing small amounts of money is an excellent way of building a nest egg.
小额投资是积累储备金的好方法。 - As too many families have discovered over the past few years, building up a nest egg can be the crucial difference between Weathering an economic storm or and being battered by it.
正如过去几年太多家庭所发现的那样,建立准备金可能是安然度过经济风暴还是受到风暴打击的重要区别。 - After growing a small nest egg into a real estate fortune, Allen decided to share his powerful system.
之后,越来越多的小巢鸡蛋变成房地产财富,艾伦决定分享他的强大系统。