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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Over the years Leo has been very disciplined and saved every month. He now has a big nest egg on which he can retire.
  这些年来利奥一直严于律己且每个月都攒钱，他现在已经有了一大笔养老金。
• Make sure you've exhausted all of your other options before digging into your nest egg.
  在动你的这笔长期存款之前，先确认你已经没有其他办法了。
• 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。
• To retire comfortably, your nest egg should be about 20 times what you want your annual income to be.
  为了舒服地退休，你的储备金应该说是你年收入的20倍！
• He did not even build up a nest egg.
  他甚至没有建立一个账户。