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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I figure one Wraith by himself is easy pickings.
  我发现一个幽灵是很容易对付的。
• The European Central Bank, like the US Federal Reserve in 2008, has sought to reassure markets by providing generous liquidity, but collateral quality is declining as the better pickings on bank balance sheets are used up.
  欧洲央行（ecb）像2008年的美联储（usfed）一样，想要以大量流动性安抚市场，但随着银行资产负债表上质量较好的资产已经用尽，抵押品的质量正在下降。
• 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。
• 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。
• They'll look for easier pickings elsewhere.
  他们将在其他地方寻找可乘之机。
• 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。