nest egg

noun

1. 备用的钱；储备金
   a sum of money that you save to use in the future

1. N-COUNT 储备金;存款
   A nest egg is a sum of money that you are saving for a particular purpose.
   1. They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day.
      他们把一小笔钱存在了什么地方，以备不时之需。

1. They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day.
   他们把一小笔钱存在了什么地方，以备不时之需。
2. Your nest egg may have to last much longer than you thought.
   我们的储蓄需要维持的时间也许比当初计划的长得多。
3. To retire comfortably, your nest egg should be about 20 times what you want your annual income to be.
   为了舒服地退休，你的储备金应该说是你年收入的20倍！
4. Over the years Leo has been very disciplined and saved every month. He now has a big nest egg on which he can retire.
   这些年来利奥一直严于律己且每个月都攒钱，他现在已经有了一大笔养老金。
5. Start creating a nest egg for your transition now by creating a spreadsheet in your Blackberry or PDA that keeps track of where your money is going on a daily basis.
   从现在开始为你的转行存一笔储蓄吧，在你的蓝莓或多普达上建立一份电子数据表记录你每天的消费记录。
6. The first step is to realize that there are always multiple solutions to any problem, whether its making more money, building your retirement nest egg/ strongbox, or bartering for broccoli.
   第一步是要意识到凡事总有多种解决之道，无论是赚更多的钱、为日后养老储备资金、还是与人交换西兰花。
7. Good, says Papa. The money can be your nest egg '.
   不错哦，熊爸爸说，这些钱可以作为你们备用的钱。
8. There are plenty of people who have said you could save that$ 4, watch it compound, and have a larger nest egg in retirement. Absolutely true, but no fun and totally unreasonable.
   有人可能会对你说要省下这4美元，看着它越变越多，让自己有更多退休储备金。
9. These men never got jobs; never got married; never have a reason to build a nest egg.
   这些人从没有工作，从未结婚，从来没有理由攒钱。
10. Half of his$ 400000 nest egg, he figures, has evaporated in just two years.
    据他估计，短短两年时间，40万美元储备金中就有一半消失殆尽。
11. The money you saved up is a nest egg.
    你储备的钱就成了储备金。
12. Investing small amounts of money is an excellent way of building a nest egg.
    小额投资是积累储备金的好方法。
13. This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us; preparation will guarantee success!
    应变储蓄将使我们有个好的退休；准备能够保证胜利！
14. He did not even build up a nest egg.
    他甚至没有建立一个账户。
15. Ultimately, the key is being flexible and taking your spending cues from the size of your nest egg.
    最后，关键是要有弹性和根据你退休金的多少控制你的支出。
16. That's not much of a nest egg; money tied up in a house can't pay for daily rounds of golf or flights to Antigua, let alone food or prescriptions.
    这可算不上足够的养老金：拴在房子上的钱不能用来支付日常的大笔开销，无论是打高尔夫球，还是去安提瓜岛的机票，更不消说卖食物和支付医生的处方了。
17. After growing a small nest egg into a real estate fortune, Allen decided to share his powerful system.
    之后，越来越多的小巢鸡蛋变成房地产财富，艾伦决定分享他的强大系统。
18. They have their nest egg in the bank they hope to buy a house in two years.
    他们在银行有一笔本钱，希望在两年内买栋房子。
19. Some of them are careful enough to have a little nest egg tucked away for the rainy days.
    一些人比较谨慎，储起一点闲钱以备不时之需。
20. By the spring of this year I found myself unemployed, unemployment benefits expired and no proverbial "nest egg" that my mom often preached to me about.
    今年春天我发现自己依然失业，失业津贴也过期了，再也没有我母亲说的“储备金”了。
21. Make sure you've exhausted all of your other options before digging into your nest egg.
    在动你的这笔长期存款之前，先确认你已经没有其他办法了。
22. By retirement, they had saved up quite a nest egg.
    在退休前，他们已经存了相当的本钱了。
23. As too many families have discovered over the past few years, building up a nest egg can be the crucial difference between Weathering an economic storm or and being battered by it.
    正如过去几年太多家庭所发现的那样，建立准备金可能是安然度过经济风暴还是受到风暴打击的重要区别。
24. We'll have quite the little nest egg for our future.
    我们将有自己的小窝了。
25. Feather one's nest; have a nest egg.
    积累资金；积累应变用的储蓄。
26. We all need a nest egg to fall back on, but not while wearing a good suit.
    我们都需要有个留窝蛋当退路，但不是在穿着一身好套装的时候。
27. The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.
    所以省钱越早，就越容易创造一个良好的经济基础。

noun

1. device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

2. a fund of money put by as a reserve

   Synonym:    savings