bring home the bacon

英 [brɪŋ həʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən]

美 [brɪŋ hoʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən]

成功; 达到目的; 养家糊口; 赚钱养家

英英释义

verb

• supply means of subsistence
  1. He provides for his large family by working three jobs
  2. Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon
  Synonym:provide
• attain success or reach a desired goal
  1. The enterprise succeeded
  2. We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
  3. she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
  Synonym:succeedwincome throughdeliver the goods

双语例句

• Husband: I bring home the bacon. that's all I should worry about.
  丈夫：我是负责养家活口的人，那才是我该担心的事。
• The timing may be inconvenient, but working for a liar or an incompetent for the next 20 years is neither attractive nor likely to bring home the bacon.
  选择现在辞职也许不合时宜，但为一个骗子或无能之辈再打20年工既没什么吸引力，又不太可能养家糊口。
• I have to bring home the bacon.
  我不得不养家糊口。
• Bring home the bacon: to earn money to support the family
  维持生计：赚钱养家
• Voters are interested in the representative's ability to bring home the bacon
  选民感兴趣的是代表能否兑现承诺。
• Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
  一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人。
• Many men nowadays would rather have women bring home the bacon.
  一个男人能不能养家活口并不是最重要的特质。
• I will be most upset if this book does not bring home the bacon.
  我就不信这本书不畅销。
• As a single mom, Cordia Harrington just needed to bring home the bacon.
  作为单身母亲，卡迪亚。哈灵顿起初只需要把熏肉带回家。
• Since their father died, there's been no one to bring home the bacon.
  自从他们的父亲死后，家里就没人工作赚钱了。