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。
• 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。
• Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks.
  给我买一些花生和饼干。
• 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。
• We eat peanuts and sweets.
  我们吃花生和糖果。
• I would like red beans, peanuts, mango, and condensed milk.
  我要大红豆、花生、芒果，还有炼乳。
• Flavored with peanuts, this is tasty and very popular.
  加了花生之后它便十分可口了，而且深受青睐。
• This product may contain traces of eggs, milk, soya beans and peanuts.
  本产品可能含有微量蛋、奶、大豆和花生。
• The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen
  与建新厨房相比，那笔费用微不足道。
• I bought a bag of salted peanuts.
  我买了一包咸花生米。