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chestnut

英 ['tʃesnʌt] 美['tʃɛsnʌt]
  • n. 栗子;栗色;[园艺] 栗树;栗色马
  • adj. 栗色的
  • n. (Chestnut)人名;(英)切斯特纳特

词组搭配


an old chestnut

a joke, story, or subject that has become tedious and uninteresting because of its age and constant repetition

陈腐的笑话;老掉牙的故事;陈旧乏味的题材

pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire

succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else's benefit

为某人火中取栗,为他人冒风险