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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We all need a nest egg to fall back on, but not while wearing a good suit.
  我们都需要有个留窝蛋当退路，但不是在穿着一身好套装的时候。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。