"meal ticket" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 餐券
• 经济来源（比喻）

Definition

“Meal ticket” 可以指获取餐食的餐券，也可以比喻为提供持续经济来源的人或事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

英文中字面意思（餐券）比较少见，常用于比喻，指经济支柱或主要收入来源。用于人时可能带有轻微贬义或不太正式的语气。

Examples

He received a meal ticket for lunch at the cafeteria.

他拿到了一张午餐的**餐券**。

Having a good job is my meal ticket.

一份好工作就是我的**经济来源**。

This scholarship is my meal ticket through college.

这份奖学金是我上大学的**经济来源**。

He treats his band as his meal ticket, not a passion.

他把乐队当成自己的**经济来源**，而不是热情所在。

For many athletes, sponsorships are their real meal ticket.

对很多运动员来说，赞助才是真正的**经济来源**。

Don't just see your partner as a meal ticket—that's not fair.

别把你的伴侣仅仅当作你的**经济来源**，这样不公平。