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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He pays his laborers chicken feed.
他付给工人的工资少得可怜。 - 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。 - The USDA and FDA said this week that chicken feed in some farms in Indiana contained byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China.
美国农业部，食品和药物监督局本周表示在印第安纳州一些农场的肉鸡饲料含有从中国进口的小麦麸质生产出的宠物食品的副产品。 - For him, that's chicken feed& barely enough to cover travel and hotel expenses.
对他来说，那笔钱太少了，只够支付旅行和旅馆费用。 - 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。 - 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。