"grubstake" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 启动资金（用于淘金者或探险者）
• 资助

Definition

给予某人（金矿工、探险家等）的资金、物资或其他支持，帮助他们开始工作，希望将来分得利润。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“grubstake” 源自淘金热时期，通常用于与挖矿、勘探相关的历史背景。可作名词或动词使用（“to grubstake someone”）。通常是非正式、专业性的词语。

Examples

He gave his friend a grubstake to start digging for gold.

他给了朋友一份**启动资金**让他开始淘金。

The prospector needed a grubstake before heading west.

这位采矿者出发去西部前需要一笔**资助**。

She used her life savings as a grubstake for her first expedition.

她用毕生积蓄作为**启动资金**进行第一次探险。

Back in the gold rush, a grubstake could mean the difference between striking it rich and going home broke.

在淘金热时期，**启动资金**往往决定你是致富还是空手而归。

These days, people might call a business loan a modern grubstake.

如今，人们或许会把商业贷款称为现代**资助**。

He managed to find someone willing to grubstake his risky adventure.

他设法找到愿意**资助**他冒险的人。