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pot of gold

金盆洗手,金锅,金盆大口,金罐

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the realization of all one's hopes and dreams; ultimate success, fulfillment, or happiness: to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
    • : a sudden, huge windfall; sudden wealth: Your only chance for a pot of gold is to win the lottery.

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Examples

  • In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.

  • And more than anything, I wanted a souvenir for my father, so I rolled him back, and he had gold teeth.

  • The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season liberally with salt.

  • Set a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, making sure that the bowl does not touch the surface of the water.

  • A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.

  • When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.

  • On his head was the second-hand hat of some parvenu's coachman, gold lace, cockade and all.

  • A leather swordbelt, gold-embroidered at the edges, carried a long steel-halted rapier in a leather scabbard chaped with steel.

  • M was a Miser, and hoarded up gold; N was a Nobleman, gallant and bold.