gravy

英 [ˈɡreɪvi]

美 [ˈɡreɪvi]

n.  (调味)肉汁; 意外之财; 飞来福

复数：gravies　

Collins.1 / BNC.12580 / COCA.9062

牛津词典

noun

• （调味）肉汁
  a brown sauce made by adding flour to the juices that come out of meat while it is cooking
• 意外之财；飞来福
  something, especially money, that is obtained when you do not expect it

柯林斯词典

• 肉汁；肉卤
  Gravyis a sauce made from the juices that come from meat when it cooks.

英英释义

noun

• a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  1. the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
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• the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats
  Synonym:pan gravy
• a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

双语例句

• My fantasy spills soup and gravy.
  由于我在胡思乱想，倒翻了菜汤和肉汁。
• A dish ( often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce.
  放肉汁和酱油的碟子（经常是船状的）。
• We were disgusted when bosses awarded themselves a massive pay rise. How can they get on the gravy train, but ask us to take a wage freeze?
  看到老板为自己大幅加薪，我们感到十分气愤。他们凭什么轻轻松松捞油水却要求我们不涨工资？
• There was a smear of gravy on his chin.
  他下巴上沾了些肉汁。
• I guess I'll have a hot beef sandwich with plenty of gravy.
  我想我还是要一个热的牛肉三明治加上大量肉汁吧。
• She enriched the gravy with a little flour browned in butter.
  她用一些在黄油中炒过的面粉给肉汁调味。
• She made some gravy to pour over the roast beef.
  她制备了一些肉汁浇在烤牛肉上。
• She flavoured the gravy with salt.
  她在肉卤里加盐调味。
• Spoon up all you can of the gravy.
  用匙子尽可能把肉汁都舀起来。
• Chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy.
  油炸的鸡肉，在烤箱里烘焙后，和牛奶肉汁一起食用。