chestnut

名词 chestnut:

1. wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
2. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
   同义词：chestnut tree
3. edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
4. a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
5. a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

形容词 chestnut:

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

1. The old man set spurs to his noble chestnut horse.
   老人用刺马钉驱赶着他那栗色骏马。
2. He gave as his excuse for being late that old chestnut about the train being delayed.
   他用火车误点那样老掉牙的说法作为自己迟到的借口。
3. Grab yourself a roast chestnut.
   你自己拿一只烤栗子吧。
4. These chestnuts are of bright reddish-brown.
   这些栗子是鲜亮的红褐色。

chest.nut

n.（名词）

Any of several deciduous trees of the genusCastanea native to northern temperate regions, having alternate, simple, toothed leaves, and nuts enclosed in a prickly husk.
栗树：属于栗树 的落叶乔木中任何一种，原产于北部温和地区，长有互生锯状单叶及包在多刺外壳内的坚果
The often edible nut of any of these trees.
栗子：这些树中任何一种所结的常可食坚果
The wood of any of these trees.
栗木：这些树中任何一种的木料
Any of several other plants, such as the horse chestnut.
七叶树植物：如七叶树等几种其它植物中的一种
Color A moderate to deep reddish brown.
【色彩】 栗黄色：一种中至深色的红棕色
A reddish-brown horse.
红棕色的马
A small, hard callus on the inner surface of a horse`s foreleg.
胼胝：马前腿内侧的小而硬的胼胝
An old, frequently repeated joke, story, or song.
陈词滥调：旧时的、经常被重复的笑话、故事或歌曲
adj.Color （形容词）【色彩】
Of a moderate to deep reddish brown.
中至深红棕色的

来源：
Earlier chesten from Middle English chesteine from Old French chastaigne from Latin castanea from Greek kastanea [chestnut tree]
方言 chesten 源自 中古英语 chesteine 源自 古法语 chastaigne 源自 拉丁语 castanea 源自 希腊语 kastanea [栗子树]
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