peanuts

英 [ˈpiːnʌts]

美 [ˈpinəts]

n.  花生; 很少的钱
peanut的复数

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

• an insignificant sum of money
  1. her salary is peanuts compared to his

双语例句

• One of the foods they like best is peanuts.
  其中他们最喜欢的一种食物就是花生了。
• We played checkers and ate pear and peanuts all night.
  我们整个晚上都在下西洋棋，吃梨子和花生。
• The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen
  与建新厨房相比，那笔费用微不足道。
• Peanuts, watermelons and cabbage.
  花生、西瓜和包心菜。
• The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.
  查明杀手身份的重要线索是他的外号叫“花生”。
• This kind of soil is not suitable for growing peanuts.
  这种土壤不宜种花生。
• I would like red beans, peanuts, mango, and condensed milk.
  我要大红豆、花生、芒果，还有炼乳。
• It contains as much protein as the soya bean. Peanuts, fish and pulses are rich in protein.
  它的蛋白质含量和大豆一样多。花生米，鱼和豆子含有丰富的蛋白质。
• Researchers from Pennsylvania State University compared the cholesterol-lowering effect of the American Heart association's step II diet with a higher-fat diet based on peanuts.
  宾夕法尼亚大学的研究人员比较了美国心脏学会推荐饮食方法和伴有花生酱的高脂肪饮食对降低胆固醇所起的效果。
• I bought some peanuts to feed to the pigeons in the square.
  我买了些花生喂广场上的鸽子。