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

• Study on the optimum condition of high pressure steam to sterilize SPF chicken feed
  SPF鸡饲料高压蒸汽灭菌条件研究
• 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。
• 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。
• She will work any job for chicken feed& a small amount of money.
  她会做一切工作，只是为了一点点薪水。
• The commerce ministry did not say how it had calculated the level of subsidies received by US farmers, although it said they were the result of the subsidised corn and soyabeans used in chicken feed.
  中国商务部并未说明它是如何计算美国农民得到的补贴水平的，尽管它表示，这些补贴是鸡饲料中的玉米和大豆受到补贴的结果。
• 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。
• However, the application of new biotechnology and the control of chicken feed make the branded egg price higher than others.
  但是由于采用了先进的生物技术和对鸡饲料成分的严格控制，导致了品牌鸡蛋较高的生产成本，而其销售价格也就相对较高。
• He pays his laborers chicken feed.
  他付给工人的工资少得可怜。
• You are working for chicken feed.
  你在为小钱而工作。
• 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。