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
  Synonym:boombonanzagold rushgodsendmanna from heavenwindfallbunce
• 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

• 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？
• He sopped bread in gravy.
  他浸面包于肉汁中。
• Her gravy had the consistency of glue.
  她做的肉汁和胶水一样稠。
• The dish is usually served with a rich onion gravy.
  这道菜通常都和浓郁的洋葱肉汁一起食用。
• It is used as a thickener for gravy, other sauces, soups and stews.
  它用来稠化卤汁、其它酱汁（料）、羹汤和炖菜。
• There was a smear of gravy on his chin.
  他下巴上沾了些肉汁。
• Residents of Mississippi favor pork barbecue, fried catfish, buttery biscuits and gravy and tamales.
  密西西比居民最喜爱猪肉烧烤，炸鲶鱼，奶油饼干，肉汁和粉蒸肉。
• 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。
• You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.
  你把肉汁泼到台布上了。