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

• Now you're the one to bring home the bacon.
  明白了，现在要你赚钱养家了。
• 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。
• Bring home the bacon: to earn money to support the family
  维持生计：赚钱养家
• I have to bring home the bacon.
  我不得不养家糊口。
• When we grow up, we should bring home the bacon, this is our duty.
  长大了，都要养家糊口的，这是我们的责任所在。
• We have to make ourselves living, and bring home the bacon.
  我们必须使自己的生活，并养家糊口。
• 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。
• Voters are interested in the representative's ability to bring home the bacon
  选民感兴趣的是代表能否兑现承诺。
• 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。
• I will be most upset if this book does not bring home the bacon.
  我就不信这本书不畅销。