Pickings
n. 轻易挣得的或来路不正的财物、好处、利益等； 残留的食物等; 采摘( picking的复数形式 )
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pickings
n[pl]
1 profits or gains that are easily or dishonestly earned or obtained 轻易挣得的或来路不正的财物、 好处、 利益等
He promised us rich pickings if we bought the shares immediately. 他向我们保证假若我们立刻买进股票, 很容易赚大钱.
2 left over scraps of food, etc 残留的食物等.
🗣️ 情景例句
We communicate with each other by letter.
我们用书信彼此联系。
Good to see you too, I think.
幸会……，大概。
The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney.
那个看来满脸沮丧、浑身漆黑的家伙从烟囱里一出来，就承认头天夜里他企图到店里行窍，但让烟囱卡住了。