n. 轻易挣得的或来路不正的财物、好处、利益等; 残留的食物等;采摘( picking的名词复数 )
网络 挑选; 容易赚点钱或利润; 剔选物
There were only slim pickings to be made at the fair.
在交易会上只能捞些小油水。
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。
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。
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。
Venture into this terrain and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home: farming is out of the question and nature offers meagre pickings.
冒险进入这片土地,你就会对任何一个把这里称为家的人所面临的困难有一些了解:耕作是不可能的,而大自然却只能提供微薄的收成。