chestnut-主題

chestnut

['tʃes.nʌt]

n.栗子, 栗樹, 栗色,栗色馬, 陳詞濫調, 七葉樹,馬的胼胝
adj.栗色的

例句與用法：

The old man set spurs to his noble chestnut horse.

老人用刺馬釘驅趕著他那栗色駿馬。

He gave as his excuse for being late that old chestnut about the train being delayed.

他用火車誤點那樣老掉牙的說法作為自己遲到的藉口。

Grab yourself a roast chestnut.

你自己拿一隻烤栗子吧。

These chestnuts are of bright reddish-brown.

這些栗子是鮮亮的紅褐色。

英文解釋:

名詞 chestnut:

wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

同義詞：chestnut tree

edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

形容詞 chestnut:

(of hair) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

以上來源於大辭典