nest egg 英 [nest eɡ] 养老金,储蓄金;
这个短语其实是“储蓄金”的意思。在之前,人们会在母鸡的巢里放一颗鸡蛋,鼓励母鸡下蛋。再到后来就逐渐引申为储蓄金的意思了。
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养老金了。
They have their nest egg in the bank they hope to buy a housein two years.
他们在银行有一笔储蓄金,希望在两年内买栋房子。
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