chestnut

pronunciation

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US [ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət] word us audio image

  • n.
    栗子
    栗色
    栗树
    栗色马
  • adj.
    栗色的

Word Origin

chestnut 栗子

来自希腊词地名Castana, 至于树以地名还是地以树名尚存争议。nut, 坚果。比较current.

Example

1. An earthy chestnut looks elegant mixed with metallic .
天然的栗子色在优雅的同时不失金属感。
2. She knew he wanted that chestnut mare something fierce .
她知道他想要像栗色的马那样凶猛的东西。
3. Sweet chestnut , stourhead , by steven drewett
stourhead的甜栗树,史蒂芬德鲁伊特拍摄
4. Well , at least one of them had a feathered mohawk tail in a subdued palette of chestnut and white stripes .
嗯,至少有一只恐龙的摩霍克尾巴覆盖了浅栗色的羽毛,上面有白色条纹。
5. He eventually goes mad , smashes things , refuses to speak except in latin and is tied to a giant chestnut tree in the middle of the family garden .
他最终走向了疯狂,打碎东西,拒绝说话除非是用拉丁语,因此他被绑在了花园正中的栗子树上。

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