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

• Chicken feed also has another interesting meaning known to history experts at World War two spies and soldiers.
  对二战间谍和士兵有研究的历史专家们还知道，鸡食这个词还有一个很有趣的意思。
• 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。
• He pays his laborers chicken feed.
  他付给工人的工资少得可怜。
• 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。
• The pay is chicken feed.
  工资真是太少了。
• The problem seems to be chicken feed.
  这个问题似乎无足轻重。
• 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。
• Jennifer: If I do that, I don't just earn chicken feed, I'll have to eat it as well.
  珍妮弗：如果这么做，我赚的钱不仅只够买鸡饲料，我恐怕还得真的吃它维生。
• 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。
• 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。