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

I'm convinced that he will bring home the bacon.
我确信他一定会获得成功。
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。
They struggle to earn enough money to bring home the bacon.
他们努力赚钱只够给家里买咸猪肉。
Gordon: I have to go to work, you know. I must bring home the bacon.
戈登：你知道，我必须去工作呀。我得出去把熏肉带回家（我的过日子）。
I will be most upset if this book does not bring home the bacon.
我就不信这本书不畅销。
Bring home the bacon: to earn money to support the family
维持生计：赚钱养家
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。
We have to make ourselves living, and bring home the bacon.
我们必须使自己的生活，并养家糊口。
Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人。