gravy

英 [ˈɡreɪvi]

美 [ˈɡreɪvi]

n.  (调味)肉汁; 意外之财; 飞来福

复数：gravies　

Collins.1 / BNC.12580 / COCA.9062

牛津词典

noun

• （调味）肉汁
  a brown sauce made by adding flour to the juices that come out of meat while it is cooking
• 意外之财；飞来福
  something, especially money, that is obtained when you do not expect it

柯林斯词典

• 肉汁；肉卤
  Gravyis a sauce made from the juices that come from meat when it cooks.

英英释义

noun

• a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  1. the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
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• the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats
  Synonym:pan gravy
• a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

双语例句

• Spoon up all you can of the gravy.
  用匙子尽可能把肉汁都舀起来。
• A dish ( often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce.
  放肉汁和酱油的碟子（经常是船状的）。
• I think the gravy needs thinning a bit.
  我想肉卤需要稍微稀释一下。
• I had found the gravy boat from my mother's china service.
  我竟然找到了妈妈那套瓷器中的这只船形肉卤盘。
• She flavoured the gravy with salt.
  她在肉卤里加盐调味。
• May I have some gravy on my potato?
  土豆上给我浇点肉汁好吗？
• It is usually eaten with roast beef and gravy as part of a traditional Sunday lunch.
  这道菜通常都和烤牛肉、调味肉汁一起，作为一道传统的周日午餐。
• You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.
  你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
• He sopped bread in gravy.
  他浸面包于肉汁中。
• What to make the gravy with?
  拿什么打卤？