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.
  1. 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。

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
  Synonym:savings

双语例句

• The money you saved up is a nest egg.
  你储备的钱就成了储备金。
• Good, says Papa. The money can be your nest egg '.
  不错哦，熊爸爸说，这些钱可以作为你们备用的钱。
• The first step is to realize that there are always multiple solutions to any problem, whether its making more money, building your retirement nest egg/ strongbox, or bartering for broccoli.
  第一步是要意识到凡事总有多种解决之道，无论是赚更多的钱、为日后养老储备资金、还是与人交换西兰花。
• They have their nest egg in the bank they hope to buy a house in two years.
  他们在银行有一笔本钱，希望在两年内买栋房子。
• 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。
• The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.
  所以省钱越早，就越容易创造一个良好的经济基础。
• By the spring of this year I found myself unemployed, unemployment benefits expired and no proverbial "nest egg" that my mom often preached to me about.
  今年春天我发现自己依然失业，失业津贴也过期了，再也没有我母亲说的“储备金”了。
• That's not much of a nest egg; money tied up in a house can't pay for daily rounds of golf or flights to Antigua, let alone food or prescriptions.
  这可算不上足够的养老金：拴在房子上的钱不能用来支付日常的大笔开销，无论是打高尔夫球，还是去安提瓜岛的机票，更不消说卖食物和支付医生的处方了。
• 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。
• By retirement, they had saved up quite a nest egg.
  在退休前，他们已经存了相当的本钱了。