How do you use "Meal ticket" in a sentence?

That basketball scholarship is his meal ticket to a better life. She realized he only saw her as a meal ticket and ended things. This patent became the company's meal ticket for two decades.

Meal ticket

American Slang Term American ★★★★☆ Common informal

Practica con tarjetas, cuestionarios y audio en WordLoci →

Significado: A person or thing that is a source of financial support or livelihood.

经济上的依靠；提供生活来源的人或事物。

Una persona o cosa que es fuente de sustento económico o medio de vida.

経済的な支えや生活の糧となる人やもの。

경제적 지원이나 생계의 원천이 되는 사람이나 것.

A 'meal ticket' is someone or something that provides your income. It can be neutral (describing a reliable income source) or negative (implying someone is using another person for money). 'She's just his meal ticket' suggests a transactional relationship.

'Meal ticket'指的是为你提供收入的人或事物。可以是中性的（描述可靠的收入来源），也可以是贬义的（暗示某人利用他人赚钱）。'She's just his meal ticket'意味着这段关系只是利益交换。

Un 'meal ticket' es alguien o algo que te proporciona ingresos. Puede ser neutro (describir una fuente de ingresos fiable) o negativo (insinuar que alguien utiliza a otra persona por su dinero). 'She's just his meal ticket' sugiere una relación interesada.

「Meal ticket」は収入を提供してくれる人やものを指す。中立的な意味（信頼できる収入源を表す）と否定的な意味（誰かをお金目当てで利用していることを暗示する）の両方がある。「She's just his meal ticket」は打算的な関係を示唆する。

'밀 티켓(meal ticket)'은 수입을 제공해 주는 사람이나 물건이다. 중립적(안정적인 수입원을 묘사)이거나 부정적(누군가가 다른 사람을 돈 때문에 이용한다는 의미)일 수 있다. '그녀는 그에게 그냥 밥줄일 뿐이야'라고 하면 거래적인 관계를 암시한다.

Ejemplos

That basketball scholarship is his meal ticket to a better life.
那份篮球奖学金是他通往美好生活的敲门砖（meal ticket）。
Esa beca de baloncesto es su pasaporte (meal ticket) a una vida mejor.
あのバスケットボールの奨学金が、彼のより良い生活への切符だ（meal ticket）。
그 농구 장학금이 그에게 더 나은 삶으로 가는 티켓(meal ticket)이다.
She realized he only saw her as a meal ticket and ended things.
她意识到他只是把自己当提款机（meal ticket），于是分手了。
Ella se dio cuenta de que él solo la veía como un cajero automático (meal ticket) y lo dejó.
彼女は彼が自分をATM扱い（meal ticket）しているだけだと気づいて別れた。
그녀는 그가 자신을 ATM 취급(meal ticket)하고 있다는 걸 깨닫고 관계를 끝냈다.
This patent became the company's meal ticket for two decades.
这项专利成了公司长达二十年的摇钱树（meal ticket）。
Esta patente se convirtió en el sustento (meal ticket) de la empresa durante dos décadas.
この特許が20年間会社の飯の種（meal ticket）になった。
이 특허가 20년 동안 회사의 밥줄(meal ticket)이 되었다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: relationships, career, casual conversation

Tono: practical, sometimes critical

✓ Correcto

Education is your meal ticket.
教育是你的立身之本。
La educación es tu pasaporte al futuro (Education is your meal ticket).
教育があなたの生活の糧になる。
교육이 너의 성공 티켓이야.
That contract is their meal ticket.
那份合同是他们的生计来源。
Ese contrato es su sustento (That contract is their meal ticket).
あの契約が彼らの飯の種だ。
그 계약이 그들의 생명줄이야.

✗ Incorrecto

Calling a person someone's 'meal ticket' is usually insulting — it implies being used for money
说某人是别人的'meal ticket'通常是一种侮辱——暗示被人当提款机利用
Llamar a una persona el 'meal ticket' de alguien suele ser un insulto — implica que la están utilizando por su dinero
人を誰かの「meal ticket」と呼ぶのは通常侮辱的——お金目当てで利用されていることを暗示する
사람을 누군가의 '밀 티켓'이라고 부르는 것은 보통 모욕적이다 — 돈 때문에 이용당하고 있다는 뜻을 내포한다

Origen e historia

From literal meal tickets — vouchers given to workers for food in the 1800s. By the early 1900s, it meant anyone or anything providing financial support. Common in American speech since the 1930s.

Contexto cultural

Era: 1900s onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Más de este tema

A grand ★★★★★ Informal shorthand for one thousand dollars, widely used ... Hustle ★★★★★ To work hard, often in unconventional or entrepreneurial ... Side hustle ★★★★★ A secondary job or income source alongside your main empl... Grind ★★★★★ Persistent, hard work, especially repetitive or demanding... Nine-to-five ★★★★★ A regular daytime job with standard office hours; convent... Splurge ★★★★★ To spend a lot of money on something, especially as a treat.