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

• I think the gravy needs thinning a bit.
  我想肉卤需要稍微稀释一下。
• It is used as a thickener for gravy, other sauces, soups and stews.
  它用来稠化卤汁、其它酱汁（料）、羹汤和炖菜。
• 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。
• Spoon up all you can of the gravy.
  用匙子尽可能把肉汁都舀起来。
• Prepare the gravy mixture.
  将肉汁混合料调好。
• She flavoured the gravy with salt.
  她在肉卤里加盐调味。
• Her gravy had the consistency of glue.
  她做的肉汁和胶水一样稠。
• 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。
• The addition of flour will thicken gravy.
  加了面粉肉汁会变稠。
• There was a smear of gravy on his chin.
  他下巴上沾了些肉汁。