gravy

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gravy 指烹饪肉类时产生的浓稠肉汁,也比喻意外获得的额外好处或利润。

用法要点

句型搭配

gravy 通常用作不可数名词,表示肉汁或比喻义的外快。在比喻义中,常与动词如 'be'、'get'、'make' 等连用,描述额外收益。

• This is pure gravy.
• We made gravy on that deal.
• It's all gravy from here.

介词用法

gravy 在表示肉汁时,常与介词 'with' 或 'in' 搭配,描述食物搭配;在比喻义中,可与 'on' 连用表示基于某事的额外收益。

• roast beef with gravy
• gravy on the side
• gravy on top of the salary

语域说明

gravy 的本义(肉汁)用于日常烹饪和餐饮语境,为非正式到中性语域;比喻义(外快)多用于口语或商业俚语,属非正式语域,强调轻松获得的利益。

• Pass the gravy, please.
• That bonus was just gravy.

基础例句

Could you pass the gravy for the mashed potatoes?

你能把肉汁递给我配土豆泥吗?

I love pouring thick gravy over my roast chicken.

我喜欢把浓稠的肉汁浇在烤鸡上。

The bonus was just gravy on top of my regular salary.

这笔奖金只是我固定工资之外的额外收入。

After covering costs, any profit is pure gravy for us.

覆盖成本后,任何利润对我们来说都是纯外快。

高级例句

In the catering industry, gravy consistency is critical for customer satisfaction in traditional meals.

在餐饮业中,肉汁的浓稠度对于传统餐食的客户满意度至关重要。

The unexpected market surge provided substantial gravy for investors beyond projected returns.

意外的市场飙升为投资者带来了超出预期回报的丰厚额外收益。

Economists analyze how ancillary services act as gravy in boosting overall corporate revenue streams.

经济学家分析辅助服务如何作为额外利润来提升企业整体收入流。

In contract negotiations, performance bonuses are often viewed as gravy to incentivize excellence.

在合同谈判中,绩效奖金常被视为激励卓越表现的额外好处。

高频搭配

verb

make gravypour gravyserve gravythicken gravystir gravy

adjective

thick gravybrown gravyhot gravyrich gravyextra gravy

noun

gravy boatgravy traingravy dishmeat gravyturkey gravy

adverb

heavily with gravylightly with gravygenerously with gravy

preposition

with gravyin gravyon gravyover gravy

phrase

gravy on the sideall gravypure gravygravy for the boss

常见错误

❌ 错误:I added some gravies to the dish.
✓ 正确:I added some gravy to the dish.

gravy 通常作不可数名词,表示肉汁时没有复数形式;误用复数可能源于中文量词影响,应直接使用单数形式。

❌ 错误:This job is a gravy.
✓ 正确:This job is gravy.

在比喻义中,gravy 表示'外快'或'轻松的好处',为不可数名词,不加冠词 'a';错误可能因类比可数名词导致,应省略冠词。

近义词辨析

sauce

sauce 泛指各种酱汁,范围更广,可包括番茄酱、奶油酱等,而 gravy 特指肉类烹饪中产生的浓汁,常含肉味。

Use gravy for the roast, but sauce for the pasta.

bonus

bonus 通常指正式发放的奖金或额外报酬,结构性强;gravy 在比喻义中更口语化,强调意外或轻松的额外收益,非正式。

The year-end bonus was expected, but the side income was pure gravy.