a cash cow

/ə ˈkæʃ ˌkaʊ/NEUTRAL · C1
中文对应近似对应
摇钱树
字面意思: «现金奶牛»

含义

a reliable source of profit

稳定的赚钱来源.

例句

  1. 1The parking business became a cash cow, earning steady profits with little extra investment.
  2. 2They used their most reliable product as a cash cow to fund new research.
  3. 3That old software is a cash cow: yearly subscriptions still generate enormous profits.
  4. 4Why close a cash cow that earns enough to support the entire business?
  5. 5The rental property is a cash cow, generating reliable monthly profits rather than sitting idle as a reserve.

语法

可数名词短语。单数时要加冠词,复数时 cow 变为 cows。

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