pickings

英 [ˈpɪkɪŋz]

美 [ˈpɪkɪŋz]

n.  油水; (不正当的)外快; 不义之财

牛津词典

noun

• 油水；（不正当的）外快；不义之财
  something, especially money, that can be obtained from a particular situation in an easy or a dishonest way
  1. There were only slim pickings to be made at the fair.
     在交易会上只能捞些小油水。
  2. There are rich pickings to be had by investing in this sort of company.
     向这类公司投资大有油水可捞。
  3. The strike affecting the country's largest airline is producing easy pickings for smaller companies.
     罢工给全国最大航空公司带来的影响使得较小的航空公司轻易捡到便宜。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL （得来容易的）钱财
  You can refer to the money that can be made easily in a particular place or area of activity as thepickings.
  1. Traditional hiding places are easy pickings for experienced burglars...
     对有经验的入室窃贼来说，人们惯常藏钱的那些地方最容易得手。
  2. Other rich pickings, including season ticket sales, are expected to exceed last year's £5m.
     其他丰厚的赚头——包括季票销售额——有望超过去年的500万英镑。

英英释义

noun

• the act of someone who picks up or takes something
  1. the pickings were easy
  2. clothing could be had for the taking
  Synonym:taking

双语例句

• When the market is willing to buy any loan he makes, however, he leans towards easy pickings.
  但如果市场愿意对他的贷款照单全收，他就容易去捞取不义之财。
• Partly as a consequence, they can offer rich pickings.
  在一定程度上，正由于这个原因，这些行业也孕育着巨大的商机。
• Rich pickings: Funding opportunities for R& D are plentiful in old member states, but for biotechs in many member states finding support can be harder.
  丰富的容易取得之财：对研发的资助机会在原来的成员国是许多的，但是对于生物技术，在很多成员国中找到支持可能是更加困难的。
• Pickpockets are attracted to large crowds because of rich pickings.
  小偷喜欢混到大堆人群中，因为那里便于行窃。
• Gone is the period when headcount at a typical firm's China practice would grow by 20-30 per cent every year, and India, another of Asia's fastest-growing consulting markets, is also offering slimmer pickings.
  对一家典型的咨询公司来说，中国业务部门员工人数每年增长20%至30%的岁月已经过去，而亚洲另一个增幅最大的咨询市场&印度所带来的收入也在下降。
• Traditional hiding places are easy pickings for experienced burglars
  对有经验的入室窃贼来说，人们惯常藏钱的那些地方最容易得手。
• I figure one Wraith by himself is easy pickings.
  我发现一个幽灵是很容易对付的。
• The Middle East, which includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar, could also offer rich pickings, particularly if oil prices continue to hold up.
  包括阿联酋、巴林、沙特阿拉伯、科威特和卡塔尔在内的中东地区，投资回报也会颇为丰厚，尤其是如果油价持续上涨的话。
• In the hours before a Grand Prix, the pit lane is the place to be seen, full of famous faces and celebrity names, all providing rich pickings for the photographers and camera teams.
  在每次大奖赛之前的几个小时中，维修站通道是最吸引人的地方，那里到处都是著名的面孔和名人的身影，给那些摄影师和电视转播人员们提供了丰富的素材。
• Foreigners are student visas hoping to stick around the country after graduation may find slim pickings in the job market.
  希望毕业后留在美国的留学生，可能会发现就业市场上机会甚少。