pickings

美 [ˈpɪkɪŋz]英 [ˈpɪkɪŋz]
  • n.(不正当的)外快;油水;不义之财
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noun

pl.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

There were only slim pickings to be made at the fair.

在交易会上只能捞些小油水。

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。

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。

pickings

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    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 the pickings.

    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。

noun

1
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
the pickings were easy
clothing could be had for the taking
Synonym: taking

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  1. 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。

  2. There were only slim pickings to be made at the fair .

    在交易会上只能捞些小油水。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. 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。

  6. 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。

  7. I figure one Wraith by himself is easy pickings .

    我发现一个幽灵是很容易对付的。

  8. Partly as a consequence , they can offer rich pickings .

    在一定程度上,正由于这个原因,这些行业也孕育着巨大的商机。

  9. The pickings are richest for the biggest companies by market capitalisation .

    对那些市值最大的公司来说,机会比比皆是。

  10. Once the race is decided , analysts believe there will be rich pickings .

    分析师认为,一旦决出胜负,这个市场上的盈利将十分丰厚。

  11. Lesli 's just easy pickings . - We have a picture .

    莱斯利好对付而已-我们有照片

  12. Pickpockets are attracted to large crowds because of rich pickings .

    小偷喜欢混到大堆人群中,因为那里便于行窃。

  13. And the pickings are far too easy .

    采起来又太容易了。

  14. You think you ean find easier pickings here .

    你认为你在这里更容易挣钱。

  15. Well , it 's slim pickings for us vigilantes .

    这对我们治安维持者来说可是不二选择

  16. Pickings here in the exercise yard are pretty slim .

    这儿的操场上几乎捡不到的。

  17. They 'll look for easier pickings elsewhere .

    他们将在其他地方寻找可乘之机。

  18. When the market is willing to buy any loan he makes , however , he leans towards easy pickings .

    但如果市场愿意对他的贷款照单全收,他就容易去捞取不义之财。

  19. 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。

  20. I know the pickings are slim .

    我知道这样选机会很小。

  21. Mr. Rokaya , the shepherd , was cautious in his appraisal of the day 's pickings .

    对于当天的采摘,牧民罗卡亚的评价比较谨慎。

  22. China is rich pickings , journalistically , but acolumn of any kind needs solid reporting , a strong concept and reflective , writerly depth .

    从记者的角度来说,中国素材丰富,但任何一篇专栏文章都需要可靠的报道、有说服力的概念和引人深思的写作深度。

  23. TO CONNOISSEURS of irony , who often find rich pickings in politics , last week 's offering was a vintage one .

    对那些经常在政界发掘到丰富素材的讥讽行家们来说,上周的供料真是绝佳题材。

  24. to graze their animals on the meagar pickings in the Zhunge'er

    以准格尔盆地的贫乏植被饲养他们的家畜

  25. That leaves foreign investors limited to 49 per cent stakes in most listed companies to chase slim pickings in sectors such as retail .

    这让外国投资者(多数上市公司限制外资持有股份不超过49%)只能去追逐零售等行业的薄利机遇。

  26. If China does not do this , Japanese , Korean and European makers will ruthlessly take away the prize pickings and strengthen their position in the U.

    如果中国不这样做,韩国、日本或者欧洲的汽车制造商将无情地占走这个便宜并巩固他们在美国市场的地位。

  27. These would ordinarily think twice about approaching the plants . Because exposed out on the sand , they 're easy pickings for birds interested in a .

    可是由于觅食过程中会暴露在沙滩上,鹿鼠很容易成为各种鸟类的盘中餐,因为这些鸟类以啮齿动物为捕猎对象。

  28. Rich pickings For most of history even a first degree at a university was the privilege of a rich few , and many academic staff did not hold doctorates .

    从历史上看有相当一段时间,如果说进入一流大学读书还是少数富人才能得到的特权,甚至很多大学教师都没有博士学位。

  29. This one is a corsair from the Basilisk Islands who believed the Rhoyne would offer richer pickings than the Summer Sea .

    现任这位是一个来自巴斯里斯克群岛的海盗,他相信罗伊达河会带来比盛夏海更丰饶的东西。

  30. The country 's pop musicians have turned this model upside down : they have to export their tunes to make up for meagre pickings at home .

    而这个国家音乐人却将这个模式颠倒过来:不得不通过音乐出口来补贴国内的微薄收入。