peanut
中文意思
- n. 花生
- n. 小人物
- n. 微小的數額
- adj. 微不足道的
英文解釋
- n. underground pod of the peanut vine
- n. 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
- n. a young child who is small for his age
- n. pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
詞形變化
- 複數
- peanuts
例句
n. 花生
My brother is severely allergic to peanuts, so we never keep them at home.
我弟弟對花生嚴重過敏,所以我們家裡從不放花生。
n. 小人物
Compared to the powerful executives in the company, he felt like a total peanut.
與公司裡權勢滔高的高層相比,他覺得自己完全是個微不足道的小人物。
n. 微小的數額
He worked ten hours a day, but his boss paid him peanuts.
他一天工作十個小時,但老闆只給他微薄的薪水。
adj. 微不足道的
They refused to accept the offer because it was just a peanut amount of money.
他們拒絕接受這個提議,因為那只是一筆微不足道的金額。