slush fund
(derog 贬) fund created eg by a political party or a business company, for illegal purposes, eg bribing officials (政党、 公司等的)用於非法目的的基金(如行贿官员的).
n. 基金;储备;现款;特别基金管理机构;
vt. 积存;为…提供资金;提供资金偿付(债款等)的本息;把(短期借款)转为有固定利息的长期借款;
fund基础,创办事业的基础 →底子,本钱 → 基金
🗣️ 情景例句
Don't get upset.
不要发怒。
Sure. We are friends since primary school.
当然,我们从小学就是朋友了。
We set off down the hill. At first it was easy walking over the grass. Then the grass turned to bushes and the hillside became steeper. We climbed over rocks, through trees and found it more and more difficult to get down the hill. By now we were beginnin