chestnut

英 [ˈtʃesnʌt]

美 [ˈtʃesnʌt]

n.  栗树; 栗子; 板栗; 栗色; 深红棕色
adj.  栗色的; 红棕色的

复数：chestnuts　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7901 / COCA.8866

牛津词典

noun

• 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.
• 栗子；板栗
  a smooth brown nut of a chestnut tree, some types of which can be eaten
  1. roast chestnuts
     炒板栗
• 栗色；深红棕色
  a deep reddish-brown colour
• 栗色马；红棕马
  a horse of a reddish-brown colour
• 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.

• 栗色的；红棕色的
  reddish-brown in colour

柯林斯词典

• See also:horse chestnut
• 栗子
  Chestnutsare the reddish-brown nuts that grow on chestnut trees. You can eat chestnuts.
• COLOUR 栗色;红棕色
  Something that ischestnutis dark reddish-brown in colour.
  1. ...a woman with chestnut hair.
     栗色头发的女子
  2. ...a chestnut mare.
     枣红色母马
• PHRASE 老掉牙的话(或故事、笑话);老一套
  If you refer to a statement, a story, or a joke as anold chestnutor ahoary chestnut, you mean that it has been repeated so often that it is no longer interesting.
  1. ...that old chestnut, the war between man and machines.
     又是老掉牙的故事：人机大战

英英释义

noun

• a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
• a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
• the brown color of chestnuts
• edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
• any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn
  Synonym:chestnut tree
• wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

adj

• (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
  1. a chestnut horse
  2. chestnut hair

双语例句

• In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen
  花园里，七叶树已经落叶了。
• I stood waiting under the chestnut tree.
  我站在栗树下等待。
• Chestnut is in the family Fagaceae which also includes oak and beech.
  栗属植物属山毛榉科，此科还包括橡属和山毛榉属。
• It should build Chinese chestnut gene bank to protect the Chinese chestnut resources.
  提出了建立板栗基因库，保护板栗种质资源的合理建议。
• For dessert, we have fruit cake, cream cake and chestnut cake.
  至于甜食，我们有水果蛋糕、奶油蛋糕和栗子蛋糕。
• Ishiyama serves green tea and autumn chestnut biscuits.
  西山贵子拿出绿茶和秋板栗饼干招待我。
• The fields and walks were shaded by chestnut, maple, and cherry trees.
  场地和人行道上树木成荫，有栗树、枫树和樱桃树。
• The fruit is rather like a sweet chestnut
  这种果实颇似甜栗子。
• An oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees.
  具有类似于板栗叶的一种橡树。
• The crab is good but I like the Wonton and Zongzi with chestnut and meat instead.
  螃蟹的味道确实美味，不过我还是比较喜欢吃馄饨和栗子肉馅的粽子。