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
  Synonym:boombonanzagold rushgodsendmanna from heavenwindfallbunce
• 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

• You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.
  你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
• She enriched the gravy with a little flour browned in butter.
  她用一些在黄油中炒过的面粉给肉汁调味。
• I always spatter my blouse with gravy when I eat
  吃饭的时候，我总是把肉汁溅到衬衣上。
• 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。
• May I have some gravy on my potato?
  土豆上给我浇点肉汁好吗？
• There was a smear of gravy on his chin.
  他下巴上沾了些肉汁。
• He sopped bread in gravy.
  他浸面包于肉汁中。
• I tested the potatoes and stirred the gravy.
  我查看了一下锅里煮着的土豆然后又搅拌了几下肉汁。
• Prepare the gravy mixture.
  将肉汁混合料调好。
• I guess I'll have a hot beef sandwich with plenty of gravy.
  我想我还是要一个热的牛肉三明治加上大量肉汁吧。