【caviar】 - AEAS备考词汇

caviar

UK:  ['kævi.ɑː(r)]

US:  ['kævi.ɑr]

n.

1.(俄式)鱼子酱;美味

2.〔俚语〕被检查员涂掉的句子

3.咸鱼卵

1 . "Catherine discovered the caviar treatment last summer and was astounded by the difference it made to her hair, " said a source.
一位消息人士说：“凯瑟琳去年夏天发现鱼子酱护发品之后，便十分惊讶于这种东西给头发带来的变化。”

2 . Though more popular than it used to be, this opera is still caviar to the general.
这出歌剧虽然比过去通俗些，但仍是阳春白雪，曲高和寡。

3 . Imagine that all this caviar could have been bought by people and no one knows what would have been the consequences.
想象所有这些鱼子酱可能会被人们买去但是没人知道要承担什么样的后果。

4 . "It's like the caviar of potatoes, " he said. "It's going to be much more expensive, because you can't touch the field for two years. "
“这种小土豆就如同土豆中的鱼子酱，”雷哲毕说。“不过它的价格要贵得多，毕竟它的收获期长达两年。”

5 . In a luxury car, Mortdecai sighs that "the gears engaged in a way which reminded me of a warm spoon going in to a great deal of caviar. "
在豪车中，Mortdecai感叹说，“齿轮印记提醒我从事于鱼子酱一样温暖的环境中去。”