chicken feed

英 [ˈtʃɪkɪn fiːd]

美 [ˈtʃɪkɪn fiːd]

n.  一笔微不足道的钱; 一笔钱

牛津词典

noun

• 一笔微不足道的钱；一笔钱
  an amount of money that is not large enough to be important

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 微不足道的钱;很少的一点钱
  If you think that an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering, you can say that it ischicken feed.
  1. I was making a million a year, but that's chicken feed in the pop business.
     我一年能赚上一百万，不过在流行音乐产业中，这点钱不值一提。

英英释义

noun

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
  Synonym:methamphetaminemethamphetamine hydrochlorideMethedrinemethdeoxyephedrinechalkcrankglassiceshabutrash
• dry mash for poultry
  Synonym:scratch

双语例句

• This was chicken feed compared to the wealth that my father amassed.
  和我父亲积累的财富相比，这仅是区区小数。
• Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.
  鸡饲料的缺乏意味着养鸡场将不得不杀掉饲养的鸡。
• Experts say the most likely source of melamine in eggs is chicken feed.
  专家说，鸡蛋中的三聚氰胺最有可能来自于鸡饲料。
• The USDA and FDA said this week that chicken feed in some farms in Indiana contained byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China.
  美国农业部，食品和药物监督局本周表示在印第安纳州一些农场的肉鸡饲料含有从中国进口的小麦麸质生产出的宠物食品的副产品。
• The affair looks like chicken feed.
  这件绯闻看来无足轻重。
• For him, that's chicken feed& barely enough to cover travel and hotel expenses.
  对他来说，那笔钱太少了，只够支付旅行和旅馆费用。
• No chicken feed for me, Catherine said.
  凯瑟琳说：我不是要小钱的人！
• Later, when asked about the factory, she said it was only making chicken feed.
  后来，当被问及这家工厂时，她说这只是一家制造鸡饲料的工厂。
• The con master gave the painter a little chicken feed while he himself lived the life of Riley forever.
  巨骗给漆匠一点零头，自己却过著富埒王侯的生活。
• I wouldn't work for them; they're only paying chicken feed for a very demanding job.
  我不愿为他们工作，对非常费力的工作，他们给的钱太少了。