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

• Your nest egg may have to last much longer than you thought.
  我们的储蓄需要维持的时间也许比当初计划的长得多。
• After growing a small nest egg into a real estate fortune, Allen decided to share his powerful system.
  之后，越来越多的小巢鸡蛋变成房地产财富，艾伦决定分享他的强大系统。
• 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 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。
• Half of his$ 400000 nest egg, he figures, has evaporated in just two years.
  据他估计，短短两年时间，40万美元储备金中就有一半消失殆尽。
• Investing small amounts of money is an excellent way of building a nest egg.
  小额投资是积累储备金的好方法。
• 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。
• 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。
• He did not even build up a nest egg.
  他甚至没有建立一个账户。
• 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。