
n.栗子;栗樹;栗色;栗色馬;陳詞濫調(diào);七葉樹;馬的胼胝
adj.栗色的
These chestnuts are of bright reddish-brown. 這些栗子是鮮亮的紅褐色。
The chestnut trees were breaking into green. 栗樹一下就綠了。
He gave as his excuse for being late that old chestnut about the train being delayed. 他用火車誤點(diǎn)那樣老掉牙的說法作為自己遲到的借口。
用作形容詞 (adj.)I call her hair chestnut rather than brown. 我寧愿說她的頭發(fā)是栗色的,而不愿說她的頭發(fā)是棕色的。