a nest egg

含义

money saved for the future

为将来存下的一笔钱.

例句

1. 1Regular deposits helped us build a nest egg for retirement.
2. 2Her aunt left a nest egg in a savings account for her.
3. 3I keep a nest egg in a separate account for unexpected expenses.
4. 4Have you built a nest egg in your savings account, or does every penny get spent?
5. 5After years of saving small amounts, they had a nest egg to fall back on.

语法

可数名词短语，通常用单数。前面用冠词或物主代词；nest 在 egg 前保持单数。

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