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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Middle East, which includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar, could also offer rich pickings, particularly if oil prices continue to hold up.
  包括阿联酋、巴林、沙特阿拉伯、科威特和卡塔尔在内的中东地区，投资回报也会颇为丰厚，尤其是如果油价持续上涨的话。
• 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。
• You think you ean find easier pickings here.
  你认为你在这里更容易挣钱。
• 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。
• If you're looking for somewhere with plenty of room, it'll be slim pickings at what architects of this new home are claiming is the narrowest property in the world.
  如果你在寻找拥有足够空间的宅邸的话，这将会成为你的不二选择。
• 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。