a cash cow
/ə ˈkæʃ ˌkaʊ/NEUTRAL · C1
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字面意思: «现金奶牛»
含义
a reliable source of profit
稳定的赚钱来源.
例句
- 1The parking business became a cash cow, earning steady profits with little extra investment.
- 2They used their most reliable product as a cash cow to fund new research.
- 3That old software is a cash cow: yearly subscriptions still generate enormous profits.
- 4Why close a cash cow that earns enough to support the entire business?
- 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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