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.- 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。
- I was making a million a year, but that's chicken feed in the pop business.
英英释义
noun
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
- dry mash for poultry
双语例句
- Application of genetic algorithm to Simultaneous Spectrophotometric Determination of multi-elements in chicken feed
遗传算法用于鸡饲料中6种元素的同时测定 - Mr. Tetrick points out that 1.8 trillion eggs are laid globally each year, and chicken feed much of it soy and corn, which require vast amounts of land, water, and fossil fuels to grow accounts for 70% of the cost of an egg.
蒂特里克指出，全球每年生产的鸡蛋为1.8万亿个，而其中鸡饲料就占到鸡蛋成本的70%。鸡饲料大多为大豆和玉米，生长过程中需要大量土地、水和矿物燃料。 - 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。 - No chicken feed for me, Catherine said.
凯瑟琳说：我不是要小钱的人！ - 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。 - 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。 - The Chinese drop in demand for chicken has been noted as a major factor in a worldwide fall in the price of soy, a prime chicken feed.
中国对鸡肉需求的下降使作为饲料主要原料的大豆的国际价格走跌。 - You are working for chicken feed. Work here and earn big money.
你在为小钱而工作。到这里工作你可以赚大钱。