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make gravy
She made gravy from the turkey drippings.
她用火鸡滴下的汁做了肉汁。
肉汁
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肉汁
a sauce made from meat juices and stock, often served with meat
She made gravy from the turkey drippings.
她用火鸡滴下的汁做了肉汁。
肉汁
A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
通过将高汤、面粉或其他成分加入烹饪肉类的汁液和脂肪中制成的酱汁
a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
意大利面酱
Sauce used for pasta.
调味但未增稠的肉汁；通常加一点水
the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added
I poured some gravy over the roasted potatoes.
我把一些肉汁浇在烤土豆上。
This gravy is too salty; add a little water.
这肉汁太咸了，加一点水吧。
She learned to make gravy from her grandmother.
她跟祖母学会了做肉汁。
She made gravy from the turkey drippings.
她用火鸡滴下的汁做了肉汁。
He poured gravy over his mashed potatoes.
他把肉汁浇在土豆泥上。
非正式用语，指轻松赚钱的好机会。
Since he got that job, he's been on the gravy train.
自从得到那份工作，他就一直财源滚滚。
非正式用语，指额外的利益或好处。
The bonus is just gravy on top of my salary.
奖金只是我薪水之外的额外收入。
Not this
I want a gravy.
Use this
I want some gravy.
“肉汁”是不可数名词，不能使用不定冠词“a”，应用“some”或省略冠词。
Not this
She gravied the chicken.
Use this
She poured gravy on the chicken.
“gravy”是名词，不能用作动词；应使用动词短语“pour gravy on”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
肉汁盅
She poured the extra gravy from the gravy boat onto her roast.
她把肉汁盅里多余的肉汁浇在烤肉上。
牛肉肉汁
He served the Yorkshire pudding with beef gravy.
他端上约克郡布丁配牛肉肉汁。
浓稠的肉汁
The cook simmered the sauce until it made a thick gravy.
厨师把酱汁炖到变得浓稠。
调制肉汁
My grandmother taught me how to make gravy from the roast drippings.
祖母教我用烤肉的滴汁调制肉汁。
锅底肉汁
The pork chops were served with a creamy pan gravy.
猪排配上了奶油锅底肉汁。
肥差；美差；轻松赚钱的差事
He jumped on the gravy train when he joined that startup.
他加入那家初创公司，捞到了一份美差。
额外的好处；锦上添花
The bonus is all gravy on top of my regular salary.
这份奖金是在我正常工资之外额外的好处。
Use gravy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象烤肉在重力（gravity）作用下滴下浓稠肉汁，gravy 就是浇在肉或土豆泥上的肉汁。
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、recipes、restaurant menus 该词指烹饪中浇在肉或蔬菜上的浓汁或酱汁，属于日常常用词，口语和菜谱中都比较常见；正式场合也可使用。
gravy 读作 /ˈɡreɪvi/。真正押韵的词是 navy /ˈneɪvi/ 和 wavy /ˈweɪvi/，重读元音和后随音都是 /eɪvi/。savvy /ˈsævi/、heavy /ˈhɛvi/、ivy /ˈaɪvi/ 虽然也都以 -vy 结尾，但元音不同，不构成押韵；注意不要只看拼写类推读音。
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