pickings

1 But when it comes to defending him or speaking on his behalf, the pickings apparently are far slimmer.

2 She went on, “There just seems to be a desire for stuff about the royal family, stuff from the past, which is understandable, but it just makes it slim pickings for people of color.”

3 They circled out over the bay in search of better pickings.

4 But the pickings of more serious drama are slimmer indeed.

5 The middle of August in New York usually means slim pickings for dance.

6 The years of easy pickings for scammers may be over.

7 The general delegate Thierry Frémaux, who is in charge of selection, admits that he had to scramble to find 19 films for the competition, slim pickings compared to the riches of the past.

8 Unfortunately Mr Giannoulias's record offers rich pickings for Republicans.

不幸的是，正是Giannoulias先生的事迹带给了共和党人丰富的选择空间。

9 From then on, with Yeller to tree the squirrels and Little Arliss to turn them on the tree limbs, we had pickings.

10 He’s a pragmatist and negotiator, not a heavy — fearsome in the boardroom, but easy pickings for Hanzee.

11 'We have frankly easy pickings; the quality is there for the taking,' Chief Executive Daryl Dulaney said.

该公司首席执行长杜兰尼(DarylDulaney)说，坦白地讲，我们很容易选到人，质量是不愁没有的。

12 Other rich pickings, including season ticket sales, are expected to exceed last year's £5m.

其他丰厚的赚头——包括季票销售额——有望超过去年的500万英镑。

13 None of the stars, or the more prominent guests, attended the after-party, making it slim pickings for a social columnist.

14 The pickings from their rubbish heaps had become richer in consequence, and for the first time Tree-ear was able to forget about his stomach for a few hours each day.

15 When Reese complained, the agent said half the women in Hollywood were battling for this role, because that’s how slim the pickings were.

16 For those of you who want science fiction for grown-ups there are still some good pickings out there: "The Arrival", "The Expanse" series, "Under the Skin".

17 Like Portugal, Spain and Ireland will sell some crown jewels, and the buyers may find rich pickings in the rubble.

像葡萄牙一样，西班牙和爱尔兰也将出售一些皇冠上的珠宝，买家们这回算是捡着大便宜了。

18 This year, the films are more spread out, although May certainly offers rich pickings, including the arrival on Thursday of Star Trek Into Darkness.

19 Since the pickings at the buffet are getting slim, Arlene and Holly resort to more cutthroat tactics to stay alive.

20 Rich pickings: Funding opportunities for R&D are plentiful in old member states, but for biotechs in many member states finding support can be harder.

丰富的容易取得之财：对研发的资助机会在原来的成员国是许多的，但是对于生物技术，在很多成员国中找到支持可能是更加困难的。

1 钱财

wealth lucre

2 横财

prize trouvaille

3 搜集物

gleanings gleaning

4 剩余物

leavings odd-come-short leftovers end tag leftover residue remnant remains rump overflow carry-over residuum hold-over scrappy arisings over remain waste scrap remainder picking holdover lave guck spilth

5 残余物

orts leftover wreckage

6 利润

return gain profit percentage yield margin winning making lucre profit margin earnings take benefit advantage strength increment avail payoff melon plunder picking

7 赃物

theft swag pillage boodle kinky good purchase score hot stuff boot rip haul prey sting picking stealing thievery pilferage ravin

8 扒窃物

picking

9 不义之财

pelf ill gotten gains unearned income easy money lucre picking

10 残羹剩饭

scrap debris

11 掠夺物

sack prey spoil loot booty swag pillage

12 外快

perk