a nest egg

意思

money saved for the future

為將來存下的一筆錢.

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.

文法

可數名詞片語，通常用單數。前面用冠詞或所有格；nest 在 egg 前保持單數。

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