peanut

单词音标

peanut音标[\'pi:nʌt]

汉语翻译

n. 花生, 小人物, 极小的数额

a. 渺小的, 微不足道的

【化】 花生

【医】 落花生, 花生

英语解释

名词 peanut:

underground pod of the peanut vine

widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground

同义词：peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea

a young child who is small for his age

pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut\' and `monkey nut\' are British terms

同义词：earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut

形容词 peanut:

of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

同义词：insignificant

例句

How much is a jar of peanut butter?

一瓶花生酱多少钱？

He likes to eat peanut jam.

他喜欢吃花生酱。

He pays his workers peanuts.

他付给他的工人极少的工资。

详细解释

pea.nut

n.（名词）

A prostrate southern Brazilian plant(Arachis hypogaea) widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions, having yellow flowers on stalks that bend over so that the seed pods ripen underground.

花生，落花生：巴西南部的一种匍匐状植物（落花生 落花生属） ，广泛种植于热带和中温带地区，茎部有黄色花朵弯下后地下果荚成熟

The edible, nutlike, oily seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil.Also called Regional goober Regional goober pea

花生米：这种植物的可食用的坚果状产油的种子，用作食物或产油也作 【区域的】 goober【区域的】 goober pea

Slang

【俚语】

A person small in stature.

矮小的人：身材短小的人

A person who is regarded as being insignificant.

不重要的人，渺小的人

peanuts Informal A very small amount of money; a trifling sum.

peanuts 【非正式用语】 小数目：少量的钱；微不足道的数目

adj.Slang （形容词）【俚语】

Having little or no importance; insignificant:

微不足道的，不重要的；渺小的：

例句：

peanut politicians.

微不足道的政客们