| 单词 | nest egg |
| 释义 | nest egg noun[C] uk/ˈnest ˌeɡ/us/ˈnest ˌeɡ/C2 anamountofmoneythat has beensavedorkeptfor aspecialpurpose: 备用的钱；储备金Regularinvestmentofsmallamountsofmoneyis anexcellentway ofbuildinganestegg.小额固定投资是储蓄的好办法。 Interest & capital
nest egg| American Dictionarynest egg noun[Cusually sing] us/ˈnest ˌeɡ/moneysavedorkeptfor aspecialpurpose: I have a little nest egg that I'msavingforcollege. nest egg| Business Englishnest egg noun[C] informalukusMONEY asumofmoneythat has beensavedorkeptfor aspecialpurpose: build (up)/create a nest eggRegularinvestmentofsmallamountsofmoneyis anexcellentway ofbuildinganestegg. aretirementnestegg Examplesofnest eggnest egg It will be the greatnesteggfor them against old age and nursing homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the result is that the legatee will still receive a capitalnestegg. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The realnesteggin which we can invest is to pay our people and put them in employment, using and creating skills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She thought that the houses were a nice littlenesteggfor her sons when they came of age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When is the post-war credit, ornestegg, to be paid? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She could sell her share and have a usefulnesteggto help in purchasing accommodation elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my constituency many people of pensionable age have that so-called littlenesteggfor two reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She will not be able to maintain or accumulate a secretnestegg. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The document reported that the party had anesteggof £300,000 and that "a year's peerages are hypothecated". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He applauds people having put aside anesteggand not being in need of benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would like them to have some littlenesteggto which they can go from time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He can either pay now and have thenestegg, or go without thenesteggand have it set off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Men due for retirement in the near future take out theirnestegg. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea that there is somenesteggwhere the money will come from is nonsense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, they face the prospect of theirnesteggbeing further eroded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。