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

• Pickings here in the exercise yard are pretty slim.
  这儿的操场上几乎捡不到的。
• Often there are slim pickings by the time that last orientation session rolls around.
  通常在最后一次会议举行之前只有一些少量的选择。
• The European Central Bank, like the US Federal Reserve in 2008, has sought to reassure markets by providing generous liquidity, but collateral quality is declining as the better pickings on bank balance sheets are used up.
  欧洲央行（ecb）像2008年的美联储（usfed）一样，想要以大量流动性安抚市场，但随着银行资产负债表上质量较好的资产已经用尽，抵押品的质量正在下降。
• 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。
• I know the pickings are slim.
  我知道这样选机会很小。
• 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。
• And the pickings are far too easy.
  采起来又太容易了。
• Restaurants are also not generally elusive or pricey, but we found the evening pickings scarce in the uplands town of Kuala Lipis, which was a prosperous state capital during a colonial mining boom.
  餐馆一般不难找到，价格也不贵，但我们发现在内陆小镇瓜拉立卑，晚上可供选择的餐馆不多。在殖民地采矿业的兴旺时期，瓜拉立卑曾是繁荣的州首府。
• 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。
• You think you ean find easier pickings here.
  你认为你在这里更容易挣钱。