| 词汇 | gravy-train |
| 释义 | gravy train noun[ Cusually singular ] informaluk /ˈɡreɪ.vi ˌtreɪn/ us /ˈɡreɪ.vi ˌtreɪn/ a way of making money quickly, easily, and often dishonestly（常指不诚实的）轻松赚大钱的方法，发横财的捷径 Compare easy moneyinformal Earning money assessable bank base pay basic basic income disposable income hand over fistidiom in arrearsidiom line your pocket(s)idiom livelihood make an honest livingidiom performance-related pro bono pro rata profit from something prorate pull raise revenue sick pay gravy train | Business Englishgravy train noun[ C,usually singular ] informalukus an easy way of making money without doing much work: be on/ride the gravy trainThe public should know which senators are on the corporate gravy train. Conferences are seen as a gravy train by many organisers who charge exorbitant rates for poor services. Examples of gravy traingravy train People who say that this institution is just a 'gravytrain' are wrong. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It must not be allowed to become a gravytrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only yesterday, we heard that there have been about £3 billion-worth of inefficiencies/fraud and that the gravytrain is speeding out of control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On top of that there is fraud—about £7 billion of it—or what is known as the "gravytrain". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For four years we have had a coalition gravytrain for a large number of industries, some of which are of very dubious long-term value. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is in the interests, therefore, of the profession to ensure that the gravytrain keeps rolling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For many, that sustains a gravytrain that they have been riding all their lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are reassuring people that it will not be a political gravytrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those least able to pay are to be clobbered to benefit those who are already on the gravytrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those involved in the redundancy in the metropolitan counties are not on a gravytrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those around him also are on the gravytrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They did just that, and told him that he was to join the frozen food gravytrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is something in what those who refer to "a gravytrain" say. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not accept the description of the gravytrain and bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does anyone think that it will remain at £35,000 when, six months ago, 30 more schools were wanting to get on to this education gravytrain? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of gravy train These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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