feeding trough

基本解释

Only Luke mentions a feeding trough, or manger, shepherds and a chorus of angels.
只有《路加福音》提到了槽（马槽）、牧羊人和天使的歌唱。
And when it comes to finance, there is acquisition and divestiture -- otherwise known as the feeding trough for bankers.
对于金融来说，有并购也有剥离——这是银行家们赖以生存的摇钱树。
The international community's first priority is to find the means to make aid more than just a feeding trough for local warlords.
国际社会的首要任务是想方设法不让援助仅仅是让当地军阀中饱私囊。

It's not a pretty picture--the image of pigs feeding at the trough comes to mind--but it's a revealing one.
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The Wall Street public pension trough feeding frenzy has, unbeknownst to taxpayers and government workers participating in these funds, cost the nation trillions and is only getting worse with the proliferation of hedge funds and private equity alternative investments.
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The country's two other principal political parties are indistinguishable in their policies and share the same habit of feeding at the public trough.
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