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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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'm convinced that he will bring home the bacon.
  我确信他一定会获得成功。
• Now you're the one to bring home the bacon.
  明白了，现在要你赚钱养家了。
• I will be most upset if this book does not bring home the bacon.
  我就不信这本书不畅销。
• Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
  一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人。
• 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。
• Men were supposed to bring home the bacon.
  男人应该担负起家庭生计。