[røngrang] (adv) EN: in reserve ; as a nest egg ; at hand
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
nest egg \nest egg\, n.
1. An egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking
it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, (figuratively), Money set aside in a special fund
to be used for special occasions, or more commonly, for
retirement; as, she set aside a large hunk of her salary
every month and had a considerable nest egg for her
retirement.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nest egg
n 1: a fund of money put by as a reserve [syn: {savings}, {nest
egg}]
2: device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to
induce hens to lay their eggs in it
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
