bring home the bacon

英 [brɪŋ həʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən]

美 [brɪŋ hoʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən]

成功; 达到目的; 养家糊口; 赚钱养家

英英释义

verb

• supply means of subsistence
  1. He provides for his large family by working three jobs
  2. Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon
  Synonym:provide
• attain success or reach a desired goal
  1. The enterprise succeeded
  2. We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
  3. she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
  Synonym:succeedwincome throughdeliver the goods

双语例句

• Gordon: I have to go to work, you know. I must bring home the bacon.
  戈登：你知道，我必须去工作呀。我得出去把熏肉带回家（我的过日子）。
• As a single mom, Cordia Harrington just needed to bring home the bacon.
  作为单身母亲，卡迪亚。哈灵顿起初只需要把熏肉带回家。
• I have to bring home the bacon.
  我不得不养家糊口。
• Both Richard and Samantha got jobs to bring home the bacon for their children.
  理查和萨曼莎都要工作挣钱养家。
• Since their father died, there's been no one to bring home the bacon.
  自从他们的父亲死后，家里就没人工作赚钱了。
• The timing may be inconvenient, but working for a liar or an incompetent for the next 20 years is neither attractive nor likely to bring home the bacon.
  选择现在辞职也许不合时宜，但为一个骗子或无能之辈再打20年工既没什么吸引力，又不太可能养家糊口。
• Many men nowadays would rather have women bring home the bacon.
  一个男人能不能养家活口并不是最重要的特质。
• They struggle to earn enough money to bring home the bacon.
  他们努力赚钱只够给家里买咸猪肉。
• I will be most upset if this book does not bring home the bacon.
  我就不信这本书不畅销。
• In every country and regardless of their social systems, there must be someone in the house who will have to bring home the bacon.
  在每一个国家里，无论这些国家的社会制度如何，家庭里总得有人去挣钱养活全家。