chestnut

US [ˈtʃesˌnʌt]
UK ['tʃesnʌt]
  • n.板栗；栗树；栗色；【植】栗子
  • adj.栗色的；红棕色的
  • Web栗褐色；粟子；栗木
Plural Form：chestnuts  

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chestnut
n.
1.
[c]
栗树a large tree with spreading branches, that produces smooth brown nuts inside cases which are covered with spikes . There are several types of chestnut tree.
2.
[c]
栗子；板栗a smooth brown nut of a chestnut tree, some types of which can be eaten
roast chestnuts
炒板栗
3.
[u]
栗色；深红棕色a deep reddish-brown colour
4.
[c]
栗色马；红棕马a horse of a reddish-brown colour
5.
[c]
(informal)
old chestnut
陈腐的笑话；老掉牙的故事an old joke or story that has been told so many times that it is no longer amusing or interesting
adj.
1.
栗色的；红棕色的reddish-brown in colour

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AllAll,板栗板栗,栗树栗树,栗色栗色,栗子栗子,栗色的栗色的,红棕色的红棕色的,栗褐色栗褐色,粟子粟子,栗木栗木
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1.
They lent him pearl-handled pistols and a superb chestnut horse "with more than a touch of Arab to his brow" to take him across the plains.
他们借给他一支珍珠手柄的手枪和一匹栗色的、眉宇间很有阿拉伯风情的马，以载他走出大平原。
tā men jiè gěi tā yī zhī zhēn zhū shǒu bǐng de shǒu qiāng hé yī pǐ lì sè de 、 méi yǔ jiān hěn yǒu ā lā bó fēng qíng de mǎ , yǐ zǎi tā zǒu chū dà píng yuán 。
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2.
The pang of jealousy he felt inside was like a chestnut roasting on a fire about to burst from its shell in the extreme heat.
心里一阵嫉妒，像火上烤的栗子，热极要迸破了壳。
xīn li yí zhèn jí dù , xiàng huǒ shàng kǎo de lì zi , rè jí yào bèng pò le ké 。
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3.
All that no one of the water, boil hot Cui urgent by the cold, slow of chestnut death.
凡没人出水，煮热毳急覆之，缓则寒栗死。
fán méi rén chū shuǐ , zhǔ rè cuì jí fù zhī , huǎn zé hán lì sǐ 。
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4.
Lincoln's sigh, quoted above, is a bit of an old chestnut.
在上文中引用的林肯的叹息有点老生常谈。
zài shàng wén zhōng yǐn yòng de lín kěn de tàn xī yǒu diǎn lǎo shēng cháng tán 。
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5.
I cannot tell you how ancient it makes me feel to be dealing with the re-emergence of this old chestnut.
我无法告诉你处理这场重新出现的旧问题对我来说时隔多长时间。
wǒ wú fǎ gào su nǐ chǔ lǐ zhè chǎng chóng xīn chū xiàn de jiù wèn tí duì wǒ lái shuō shí gé duō cháng shí jiān 。
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6.
Then the guardian of the garden found Chuang Tzu with sling in hand and mistook him as a thief who intended to sneak chestnut.
这时看守栗园的人，发现庄子站在园里，手拿弹弓，以为他是偷采栗子的窃贼。
zhè shí kān shǒu lì yuán de rén , fā xiàn zhuāng zi zhàn zài yuán lǐ , shǒu ná dàn gōng , yǐ wéi tā shì tōu cǎi lì zi de qiè zéi 。
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7.
There was no LAW, not even an unwritten LAW, against frequenting the Chestnut Tree Cafe, yet the place was somehow ill-omened.
没什么法律不准常去栗树咖啡馆，连不成文的法律也没有，然而那地方却颇有点凶险。
méi shén me fǎ lǜ bù zhǔn cháng qù lì shù kā fēi guǎn , lián bù chéng wén de fǎ lǜ yě méi yǒu , rán ér nà dì fang què pō yǒu diǎn xiōng xiǎn 。
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8.
Just then I saw the uncle took a big clip, wearing a pair of gloves over, began to peel a chestnut.
正在这时，我看见叔叔拿了一把大夹子，戴了一双手套过来，开始剥板栗了。
zhèng zài zhè shí , wǒ kàn jiàn shū shū ná le yī bǎ dà jiā zi , dài le yì shuāng shǒu tào guò lái , kāi shǐ bāo bǎn lì le 。
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9.
He looked very fine, Marshal Ney in his top - boots, gesturing with his sword among the green new horse-chestnut leaves.
奈伊元帅的雕像看来很威武：脚蹬长靴，在七叶树绿油油的嫩叶丛中举剑示意。
nài yī yuán shuài de diāo xiàng kàn lái hěn wēi wǔ : jiǎo dēng cháng xuē , zài qī yè shù lǜ yóu yóu de nèn yè cóng zhōng jǔ jiàn shì yì 。
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10.
His last task was to make cheeses, cherry flavor and chestnut flavor. After several days'hard work, the chemist decided to have a taste.
他最后的课题是制造奶酪，樱桃味的和栗子味的。在几天辛苦工作之后，化学家决定尝一尝。
tā zuì hòu de kè tí shì zhì zào nǎi lào , yīng táo wèi de hé lì zi wèi de 。 zài jǐ tiān xīn kǔ gōng zuò zhī hòu , huà xué jiā jué dìng cháng yī cháng 。
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