meal ticket

英 [ˈmiːl tɪkɪt]

美 [ˈmiːl tɪkɪt]

n.  被视为金钱和食物来源的人(或物); 饭票; 餐券

牛津词典

noun

• 被视为金钱和食物来源的人（或物）
  a person or thing that you see only as a source of money and food
  1. He suspected that he was just a meal ticket for her.
     他感到对她来说自己不过是一张餐券。
• 饭票；餐券
  a card or ticket that gives you the right to have a cheap or free meal, for example at school

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 提供生活来源的人;赖以为生的手段
  If you say that something or someone isa meal ticket, you mean that they provide a person with money or a lifestyle which they would not otherwise have.
  1. His chosen field was unlikely to be a meal ticket for life...
     他选的这一行是不可能赖以为生的。
  2. I don't intend to be a meal-ticket for anyone.
     我无意供养任何人。

英英释义

noun

• coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal
  Synonym:luncheon voucher
• a source of income or livelihood

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