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

• 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。
• The problem seems to be chicken feed.
  这个问题似乎无足轻重。
• The pay is chicken feed.
  工资真是太少了。
• 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。
• 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。
• No chicken feed for me, Catherine said.
  凯瑟琳说：我不是要小钱的人！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The money I did earn was chicken feed.
  我挣的钱是杯水车薪。