peanut

英 [ˈpiːnʌt]

美 [ˈpiːnʌt]

n.  花生; 很少的钱

复数：peanuts　

考研TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9789 / COCA.4627

牛津词典

noun

• 花生
  a nut that grows underground in a thin shell
  1. a packet of salted peanuts
     一袋咸花生
  2. peanut oil
     花生油
• 很少的钱
  a very small amount of money
  1. He gets paid peanuts for doing that job.
     他干那件工作报酬很低。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 花生
  Peanutsare small nuts that grow under the ground. Peanuts are often eaten as a snack, especially roasted and salted.
  1. ...a packet of peanuts...
     一包花生
  2. Add 2 tablespoons of peanut oil.
     加两汤匙花生油。
• N-PLURAL 少得可怜的钱；小钱
  If you say that a sum of money ispeanuts, you mean that it is very small.
  1. The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen...
     与建新厨房相比，那笔费用微不足道。
  2. The jobs they offer pay peanuts.
     他们提供的工作报酬很低。

英英释义

noun

• pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds
  Synonym:earthnutgoobergoober peagroundnutmonkey nut
• a young child who is small for his age
• widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions
  Synonym:peanut vineArachis hypogaea
• underground pod of the peanut vine

adj

• of little importance or influence or power
  1. a minor, insignificant bureaucrat
  2. peanut politicians
  Synonym:insignificant

双语例句

• I like eating toast with peanut butter.
  我喜欢吃土司夹花生奶油。
• The jobs they offer pay peanuts.
  他们提供的工作报酬很低。
• They ate a whole jar of peanut butter.
  他们把整整一罐花生酱都吃光了。
• Coconut and peanut butter ice cream.
  椰子冰淇淋和花生酱冰淇淋。
• I know, and all I did was eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
  我不停地吃花生酱和果冻三明治。
• The drought also has affected cotton, sorghum and peanut growers.
  干旱也影响了棉花、大豆、花生的种植。
• I had two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
  我吃了两个放了花生酱和果酱的三明治。
• Sleep and brain function go together like peanut butter and jelly.
  睡眠和大脑功能息息相关，就像花生酱和果冻一样。
• The solubility and emulsifying properties of peanut protein hydrolysates were studied in this paper.
  对花生水解蛋白的溶解性和乳化性质进行了研究。
• I love you more than peanut butter.
  我爱你胜过爱花生酱。