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
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• 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

• The gravy is too greasy; skim off some of the fat before you serve it.
  肉汁太油腻了；端上去以前先要把油脂撇去一些。
• My wife likes cream gravy, but I prefer pan gravy.
  我妻子喜欢加了奶油的肉汗，而我喜欢纯肉汁。
• May I have some gravy on my potato?
  土豆上给我浇点肉汁好吗？
• 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。
• You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.
  你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
• The dish is usually served with a rich onion gravy.
  这道菜通常都和浓郁的洋葱肉汁一起食用。
• What to make the gravy with?
  拿什么打卤？
• A dish ( often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce.
  放肉汁和酱油的碟子（经常是船状的）。
• Then I reached under my pillow and took out the gravy boat.
  这当儿，我把手伸到枕头下面，拿出了那只船形肉卤盘。
• 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。