bring home the bacon

英 [brɪŋ həʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən]

美 [brɪŋ hoʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən]

成功; 达到目的; 养家糊口; 赚钱养家

英英释义

verb

• supply means of subsistence
  1. He provides for his large family by working three jobs
  2. Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon
  Synonym:provide
• attain success or reach a desired goal
  1. The enterprise succeeded
  2. We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
  3. she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
  Synonym:succeedwincome throughdeliver the goods

双语例句

• Voters are interested in the representative's ability to bring home the bacon
  选民感兴趣的是代表能否兑现承诺。
• Bring home the bacon: to earn money to support the family
  维持生计：赚钱养家
• Since their father died, there's been no one to bring home the bacon.
  自从他们的父亲死后，家里就没人工作赚钱了。
• Now you're the one to bring home the bacon.
  明白了，现在要你赚钱养家了。
• Husband: I bring home the bacon. that's all I should worry about.
  丈夫：我是负责养家活口的人，那才是我该担心的事。
• My father always bring home the bacon.
  我父亲一向负担家用。
• He works night and day to bring home the bacon.
  他夜以继日辛勤工作维持生活。
• As a single mom, Cordia Harrington just needed to bring home the bacon.
  作为单身母亲，卡迪亚。哈灵顿起初只需要把熏肉带回家。
• I gotta go to work so I can bring home the bacon.
  我得去工作去带点熏肉。
• I will be most upset if this book does not bring home the bacon.
  我就不信这本书不畅销。