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

• 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。
• 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。
• Ultimately, the key is being flexible and taking your spending cues from the size of your nest egg.
  最后，关键是要有弹性和根据你退休金的多少控制你的支出。
• 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。
• Feather one's nest; have a nest egg.
  积累资金；积累应变用的储蓄。
• 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。
• 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。
• The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.
  所以省钱越早，就越容易创造一个良好的经济基础。
• Some of them are careful enough to have a little nest egg tucked away for the rainy days.
  一些人比较谨慎，储起一点闲钱以备不时之需。