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 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。
• 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。
• 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 problem seems to be chicken feed.
  这个问题似乎无足轻重。
• Four dollar an hour be chicken feed these day.
  如今一小时挣4美元实在少得可怜。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• The affair looks like chicken feed.
  这件绯闻看来无足轻重。
• 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