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chestnut

🇬🇧 UK/'tʃesnʌt/🇺🇸 US
C1

Definitions

n.

An edible brown nut from the chestnut tree; the tree itself; an old overused joke or story

栗子；栗树；老掉牙的笑话或故事

adj.

Of a deep reddish-brown colour

栗色的，深红棕色的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
chestnutother
=chestnut

Common Collocations

  • 1.chestnut roasting栗子烤
  • 2.old chestnut陈旧的老套

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The chestnut horse won the race.

  • 2.

    That joke is an old chestnut.

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