Definition of gravy in English:

gravy

nounPlural gravies ˈɡreɪviˈɡreɪvi

mass noun

1A sauce made by mixing the fat and juices exuded by meat during cooking with stock and other ingredients.
（用肉汁、原汤和其他调料制成的）肉卤
Example sentencesExamples
- Sharp ingredients, such as verjuice, vinegar, and lemon, were frequently called for in sauces and gravies for mutton during the 17th century.
- It's also great in gravies, stuffings, herb butters and flavored vinegars, and is often used in conjunction with parsley, sage and rosemary.
- These come in gravies that enhance their flavour instead of hiding it.
- Pour off fat and make gravy with meat residue, adding half a pint of cider and two tablespoons of honey.
- The rest of the carcass can be used to make some game stock for gravy or soup, or freeze the carcass to use later.
- They had fresh fruit, potatoes, and foul served with thick, nutty gravy for dinner.
- The secret to the fantastic taste of each course lies, perhaps, in the exclusive home-made sauces or gravies.
- I prefer the traditional tomato sauce over the mushroom gravy, which was rich and cloying.
- The pan drippings gave gravies and soups a deliciously rich background of flavor.
- Moisten foods with sauces or gravies to make them easier to swallow.
- One of the pleasures of chips, he says, is dipping them into things; chips are excellent carriers of sauces and gravies.
- Wholemeal breads, pizza bases, custard, gravy and sauces are all now made from scratch with fresh ingredients.
- They used cornmeal as a batter to fry fish and made cornstarch to thicken gravies.
- Beef Bourguignon is slow cooked organic free-range beef in a rich red wine gravy served with mashed potato and English green cabbage.
- All sauces and gravies should contain either marmite or ketchup.
- A dash of ginger powder is often added to soups and gravies to make them tastier.
- Stir minced kale into soups, stews, rice, gravies, or sauces.
- All the produce is sourced locally and rather than using heavy gravies, the restaurant uses low-fat infused oils and vegetable purée.
- Oats or oat flour can be used as a thickener for soups, gravies, sauces, stews, or puddings.
- Use plain, unsweetened soymilk in soups, sauces, gravies, casseroles and quickbreads.
Synonyms
stock, broth, bouillon, juice, liquid, infusion, extract, concentrate, decoction
1. 1.1 The fat and juices exuding from meat during cooking.
  肉汁
  Example sentencesExamples
  Unlike a meat stuffing full of gravy, the shrimp was moist and tender.
  We get a lot of Japanese takeaways, but I really love a traditional roast with Yorkshire pudding and gravy.
  A typical meal consists of meat and potatoes with gravy and a fresh salad.
  Serve with the usual trimmings - bread sauce, gravy, game chips and watercress salad.
  We finally produced carrots and potatoes, fresh green peas and mint, tinned meat, gravy, plum pudding and custard, nuts, raisins and sweets.
  Strictly speaking, the pudding, cut in squares, should be served with gravy before the meat, to take the edge off the appetite.
  Add sausage meat back to gravy and season with salt and white pepper to taste.
  And they'd got it right: Cooked meat, gravy, and a heavy, warm bread with a mug of water.
  It should be served with bread sauce, thin gravy and fried breadcrumbs.
  My eating partner had scrambled eggs and sour dough toast, and had ordered a side of bacon and sausage gravy.
  Sunday's roast torn into bite-sized pieces - stir-fry till hot and then add any gravy or pan juices.
  Organic fillings range from smoked haddock to sausages in onion gravy or simply traditional pork encased in good crumbly shortcrust pastry.
  He stood in line and got some fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw macaroni, baked beans, and a roll.
  It had only two compartments, one full of gray mushrooms, the other full of hot meat soaking in dark gravy.
  He wondered how much it might cost him… Aaron's return interrupted his daydreaming, and he was presented with a plate of meat gravy and a hunk of bread.
  She said the pair became convinced the kitchen was an ‘imminent risk to public health’ after finding it strewn with discarded pizza bases, gravy and salad.
  Marinades can be constructed to ensure that the product maintains juiciness and develops delicious au jus or gravy during the cooking process.
  Pour a little leftover gravy over the stuffing.
  ‘I want mine with extra meat, and gravy, then stick it on Italian bread,’ Vito told us.
  I later discover that chilled Greek salad and warm pan gravy with scrapings marry quite well.
2North American informal Unearned or unexpected money.
〈非正式〉不劳而获的钱；意外之财
Example sentencesExamples
- Selling the warranties, even for as little as $5 each, is pure gravy for the corporations that pocket our money.
- Companies have long looked at their overseas revenues as gravy and, as such, have largely overlooked the Web sites managed by their overseas Web teams.
- The money is gravy that can be used to enhance policy in other ways.
- The federal money for the bridges was real gravy.
- Ringtones to the music industry mean gravy - certainly another revenue stream from which they can joyfully tap.
Synonyms
cash, hard cash, ready money

Origin

Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce): perhaps from a misreading (as gravé) of Old French grané, probably from grain 'spice', from Latin granum 'grain'.

In medieval cookbooks gravy describes a spicy sauce, usually consisting of broth, milk of almonds, spices, and wine or ale. Only in the late 16th century did it start to refer to a sauce made out of meat juices. The most likely explanation for the word's origin is that someone misread Old French grané as gravé, which is quite possible given the similarity between ‘u’ and ‘n’ and that u was used to represent v in medieval manuscripts. Grané probably derived from grain ‘spice’, from Latin granum ‘grain’. Gravy has also meant ‘money that is easily acquired’ since the start of the 20th century, and to board the gravy train is to obtain access to an easy source of financial gain. Here ‘gravy train’ is perhaps a play on ‘gravy boat’, a long, narrow jug used for serving gravy.

Rhymes

cavy, Davy, Devi, navy, slavey, venae cavae, wavy

Definition of gravy in US English:

gravy

nounˈɡreɪviˈɡrāvē

1A sauce made from cooked meat juices together with stock and other ingredients.
（用肉汁、原汤和其他调料制成的）肉卤
Example sentencesExamples
- Sharp ingredients, such as verjuice, vinegar, and lemon, were frequently called for in sauces and gravies for mutton during the 17th century.
- A dash of ginger powder is often added to soups and gravies to make them tastier.
- The pan drippings gave gravies and soups a deliciously rich background of flavor.
- Oats or oat flour can be used as a thickener for soups, gravies, sauces, stews, or puddings.
- I prefer the traditional tomato sauce over the mushroom gravy, which was rich and cloying.
- Use plain, unsweetened soymilk in soups, sauces, gravies, casseroles and quickbreads.
- All sauces and gravies should contain either marmite or ketchup.
- One of the pleasures of chips, he says, is dipping them into things; chips are excellent carriers of sauces and gravies.
- They used cornmeal as a batter to fry fish and made cornstarch to thicken gravies.
- Beef Bourguignon is slow cooked organic free-range beef in a rich red wine gravy served with mashed potato and English green cabbage.
- These come in gravies that enhance their flavour instead of hiding it.
- Moisten foods with sauces or gravies to make them easier to swallow.
- Stir minced kale into soups, stews, rice, gravies, or sauces.
- Pour off fat and make gravy with meat residue, adding half a pint of cider and two tablespoons of honey.
- The rest of the carcass can be used to make some game stock for gravy or soup, or freeze the carcass to use later.
- It's also great in gravies, stuffings, herb butters and flavored vinegars, and is often used in conjunction with parsley, sage and rosemary.
- The secret to the fantastic taste of each course lies, perhaps, in the exclusive home-made sauces or gravies.
- They had fresh fruit, potatoes, and foul served with thick, nutty gravy for dinner.
- All the produce is sourced locally and rather than using heavy gravies, the restaurant uses low-fat infused oils and vegetable purée.
- Wholemeal breads, pizza bases, custard, gravy and sauces are all now made from scratch with fresh ingredients.
Synonyms
stock, broth, bouillon, juice, liquid, infusion, extract, concentrate, decoction
1. 1.1 The fat and juices exuding from meat during cooking.
  肉汁
  Example sentencesExamples
  A typical meal consists of meat and potatoes with gravy and a fresh salad.
  Add sausage meat back to gravy and season with salt and white pepper to taste.
  He wondered how much it might cost him… Aaron's return interrupted his daydreaming, and he was presented with a plate of meat gravy and a hunk of bread.
  I later discover that chilled Greek salad and warm pan gravy with scrapings marry quite well.
  She said the pair became convinced the kitchen was an ‘imminent risk to public health’ after finding it strewn with discarded pizza bases, gravy and salad.
  It should be served with bread sauce, thin gravy and fried breadcrumbs.
  My eating partner had scrambled eggs and sour dough toast, and had ordered a side of bacon and sausage gravy.
  And they'd got it right: Cooked meat, gravy, and a heavy, warm bread with a mug of water.
  Strictly speaking, the pudding, cut in squares, should be served with gravy before the meat, to take the edge off the appetite.
  Marinades can be constructed to ensure that the product maintains juiciness and develops delicious au jus or gravy during the cooking process.
  ‘I want mine with extra meat, and gravy, then stick it on Italian bread,’ Vito told us.
  We finally produced carrots and potatoes, fresh green peas and mint, tinned meat, gravy, plum pudding and custard, nuts, raisins and sweets.
  We get a lot of Japanese takeaways, but I really love a traditional roast with Yorkshire pudding and gravy.
  Organic fillings range from smoked haddock to sausages in onion gravy or simply traditional pork encased in good crumbly shortcrust pastry.
  Sunday's roast torn into bite-sized pieces - stir-fry till hot and then add any gravy or pan juices.
  Pour a little leftover gravy over the stuffing.
  It had only two compartments, one full of gray mushrooms, the other full of hot meat soaking in dark gravy.
  Unlike a meat stuffing full of gravy, the shrimp was moist and tender.
  He stood in line and got some fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw macaroni, baked beans, and a roll.
  Serve with the usual trimmings - bread sauce, gravy, game chips and watercress salad.
2North American informal Unearned or unexpected money.
〈非正式〉不劳而获的钱；意外之财
Example sentencesExamples
- Selling the warranties, even for as little as $5 each, is pure gravy for the corporations that pocket our money.
- Companies have long looked at their overseas revenues as gravy and, as such, have largely overlooked the Web sites managed by their overseas Web teams.
- The money is gravy that can be used to enhance policy in other ways.
- Ringtones to the music industry mean gravy - certainly another revenue stream from which they can joyfully tap.
- The federal money for the bridges was real gravy.
Synonyms
cash, hard cash, ready money

Origin

Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce): perhaps from a misreading (as gravé) of Old French grané, probably from grain ‘spice’, from Latin granum ‘grain’.

词汇	gravy
释义	Definition of gravy in English: gravy nounPlural gravies ˈɡreɪviˈɡreɪvi mass noun 1A sauce made by mixing the fat and juices exuded by meat during cooking with stock and other ingredients. （用肉汁、原汤和其他调料制成的）肉卤 Example sentencesExamples Sharp ingredients, such as verjuice, vinegar, and lemon, were frequently called for in sauces and gravies for mutton during the 17th century. It's also great in gravies, stuffings, herb butters and flavored vinegars, and is often used in conjunction with parsley, sage and rosemary. These come in gravies that enhance their flavour instead of hiding it. Pour off fat and make gravy with meat residue, adding half a pint of cider and two tablespoons of honey. The rest of the carcass can be used to make some game stock for gravy or soup, or freeze the carcass to use later. They had fresh fruit, potatoes, and foul served with thick, nutty gravy for dinner. The secret to the fantastic taste of each course lies, perhaps, in the exclusive home-made sauces or gravies. I prefer the traditional tomato sauce over the mushroom gravy, which was rich and cloying. The pan drippings gave gravies and soups a deliciously rich background of flavor. Moisten foods with sauces or gravies to make them easier to swallow. One of the pleasures of chips, he says, is dipping them into things; chips are excellent carriers of sauces and gravies. Wholemeal breads, pizza bases, custard, gravy and sauces are all now made from scratch with fresh ingredients. They used cornmeal as a batter to fry fish and made cornstarch to thicken gravies. Beef Bourguignon is slow cooked organic free-range beef in a rich red wine gravy served with mashed potato and English green cabbage. All sauces and gravies should contain either marmite or ketchup. A dash of ginger powder is often added to soups and gravies to make them tastier. Stir minced kale into soups, stews, rice, gravies, or sauces. All the produce is sourced locally and rather than using heavy gravies, the restaurant uses low-fat infused oils and vegetable purée. Oats or oat flour can be used as a thickener for soups, gravies, sauces, stews, or puddings. Use plain, unsweetened soymilk in soups, sauces, gravies, casseroles and quickbreads. Synonyms stock, broth, bouillon, juice, liquid, infusion, extract, concentrate, decoction 1.1 The fat and juices exuding from meat during cooking. 肉汁 Example sentencesExamples Unlike a meat stuffing full of gravy, the shrimp was moist and tender. We get a lot of Japanese takeaways, but I really love a traditional roast with Yorkshire pudding and gravy. A typical meal consists of meat and potatoes with gravy and a fresh salad. Serve with the usual trimmings - bread sauce, gravy, game chips and watercress salad. We finally produced carrots and potatoes, fresh green peas and mint, tinned meat, gravy, plum pudding and custard, nuts, raisins and sweets. Strictly speaking, the pudding, cut in squares, should be served with gravy before the meat, to take the edge off the appetite. Add sausage meat back to gravy and season with salt and white pepper to taste. And they'd got it right: Cooked meat, gravy, and a heavy, warm bread with a mug of water. It should be served with bread sauce, thin gravy and fried breadcrumbs. My eating partner had scrambled eggs and sour dough toast, and had ordered a side of bacon and sausage gravy. Sunday's roast torn into bite-sized pieces - stir-fry till hot and then add any gravy or pan juices. Organic fillings range from smoked haddock to sausages in onion gravy or simply traditional pork encased in good crumbly shortcrust pastry. He stood in line and got some fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw macaroni, baked beans, and a roll. It had only two compartments, one full of gray mushrooms, the other full of hot meat soaking in dark gravy. He wondered how much it might cost him… Aaron's return interrupted his daydreaming, and he was presented with a plate of meat gravy and a hunk of bread. She said the pair became convinced the kitchen was an ‘imminent risk to public health’ after finding it strewn with discarded pizza bases, gravy and salad. Marinades can be constructed to ensure that the product maintains juiciness and develops delicious au jus or gravy during the cooking process. Pour a little leftover gravy over the stuffing. ‘I want mine with extra meat, and gravy, then stick it on Italian bread,’ Vito told us. I later discover that chilled Greek salad and warm pan gravy with scrapings marry quite well. 2North American informal Unearned or unexpected money. 〈非正式〉不劳而获的钱；意外之财 Example sentencesExamples Selling the warranties, even for as little as $5 each, is pure gravy for the corporations that pocket our money. Companies have long looked at their overseas revenues as gravy and, as such, have largely overlooked the Web sites managed by their overseas Web teams. The money is gravy that can be used to enhance policy in other ways. The federal money for the bridges was real gravy. Ringtones to the music industry mean gravy - certainly another revenue stream from which they can joyfully tap. Synonyms cash, hard cash, ready money Origin Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce): perhaps from a misreading (as gravé) of Old French grané, probably from grain 'spice', from Latin granum 'grain'. In medieval cookbooks gravy describes a spicy sauce, usually consisting of broth, milk of almonds, spices, and wine or ale. Only in the late 16th century did it start to refer to a sauce made out of meat juices. The most likely explanation for the word's origin is that someone misread Old French grané as gravé, which is quite possible given the similarity between ‘u’ and ‘n’ and that u was used to represent v in medieval manuscripts. Grané probably derived from grain ‘spice’, from Latin granum ‘grain’. Gravy has also meant ‘money that is easily acquired’ since the start of the 20th century, and to board the gravy train is to obtain access to an easy source of financial gain. Here ‘gravy train’ is perhaps a play on ‘gravy boat’, a long, narrow jug used for serving gravy. Rhymes cavy, Davy, Devi, navy, slavey, venae cavae, wavy Definition of gravy in US English: gravy nounˈɡreɪviˈɡrāvē 1A sauce made from cooked meat juices together with stock and other ingredients. （用肉汁、原汤和其他调料制成的）肉卤 Example sentencesExamples Sharp ingredients, such as verjuice, vinegar, and lemon, were frequently called for in sauces and gravies for mutton during the 17th century. A dash of ginger powder is often added to soups and gravies to make them tastier. The pan drippings gave gravies and soups a deliciously rich background of flavor. Oats or oat flour can be used as a thickener for soups, gravies, sauces, stews, or puddings. I prefer the traditional tomato sauce over the mushroom gravy, which was rich and cloying. Use plain, unsweetened soymilk in soups, sauces, gravies, casseroles and quickbreads. All sauces and gravies should contain either marmite or ketchup. One of the pleasures of chips, he says, is dipping them into things; chips are excellent carriers of sauces and gravies. They used cornmeal as a batter to fry fish and made cornstarch to thicken gravies. Beef Bourguignon is slow cooked organic free-range beef in a rich red wine gravy served with mashed potato and English green cabbage. These come in gravies that enhance their flavour instead of hiding it. Moisten foods with sauces or gravies to make them easier to swallow. Stir minced kale into soups, stews, rice, gravies, or sauces. Pour off fat and make gravy with meat residue, adding half a pint of cider and two tablespoons of honey. The rest of the carcass can be used to make some game stock for gravy or soup, or freeze the carcass to use later. It's also great in gravies, stuffings, herb butters and flavored vinegars, and is often used in conjunction with parsley, sage and rosemary. The secret to the fantastic taste of each course lies, perhaps, in the exclusive home-made sauces or gravies. They had fresh fruit, potatoes, and foul served with thick, nutty gravy for dinner. All the produce is sourced locally and rather than using heavy gravies, the restaurant uses low-fat infused oils and vegetable purée. Wholemeal breads, pizza bases, custard, gravy and sauces are all now made from scratch with fresh ingredients. Synonyms stock, broth, bouillon, juice, liquid, infusion, extract, concentrate, decoction 1.1 The fat and juices exuding from meat during cooking. 肉汁 Example sentencesExamples A typical meal consists of meat and potatoes with gravy and a fresh salad. Add sausage meat back to gravy and season with salt and white pepper to taste. He wondered how much it might cost him… Aaron's return interrupted his daydreaming, and he was presented with a plate of meat gravy and a hunk of bread. I later discover that chilled Greek salad and warm pan gravy with scrapings marry quite well. She said the pair became convinced the kitchen was an ‘imminent risk to public health’ after finding it strewn with discarded pizza bases, gravy and salad. It should be served with bread sauce, thin gravy and fried breadcrumbs. My eating partner had scrambled eggs and sour dough toast, and had ordered a side of bacon and sausage gravy. And they'd got it right: Cooked meat, gravy, and a heavy, warm bread with a mug of water. Strictly speaking, the pudding, cut in squares, should be served with gravy before the meat, to take the edge off the appetite. Marinades can be constructed to ensure that the product maintains juiciness and develops delicious au jus or gravy during the cooking process. ‘I want mine with extra meat, and gravy, then stick it on Italian bread,’ Vito told us. We finally produced carrots and potatoes, fresh green peas and mint, tinned meat, gravy, plum pudding and custard, nuts, raisins and sweets. We get a lot of Japanese takeaways, but I really love a traditional roast with Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Organic fillings range from smoked haddock to sausages in onion gravy or simply traditional pork encased in good crumbly shortcrust pastry. Sunday's roast torn into bite-sized pieces - stir-fry till hot and then add any gravy or pan juices. Pour a little leftover gravy over the stuffing. It had only two compartments, one full of gray mushrooms, the other full of hot meat soaking in dark gravy. Unlike a meat stuffing full of gravy, the shrimp was moist and tender. He stood in line and got some fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw macaroni, baked beans, and a roll. Serve with the usual trimmings - bread sauce, gravy, game chips and watercress salad. 2North American informal Unearned or unexpected money. 〈非正式〉不劳而获的钱；意外之财 Example sentencesExamples Selling the warranties, even for as little as $5 each, is pure gravy for the corporations that pocket our money. Companies have long looked at their overseas revenues as gravy and, as such, have largely overlooked the Web sites managed by their overseas Web teams. The money is gravy that can be used to enhance policy in other ways. Ringtones to the music industry mean gravy - certainly another revenue stream from which they can joyfully tap. The federal money for the bridges was real gravy. Synonyms cash, hard cash, ready money Origin Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce): perhaps from a misreading (as gravé) of Old French grané, probably from grain ‘spice’, from Latin granum ‘grain’.
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