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

• Four dollar an hour be chicken feed these day.
  如今一小时挣4美元实在少得可怜。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Study on the optimum condition of high pressure steam to sterilize SPF chicken feed
  SPF鸡饲料高压蒸汽灭菌条件研究
• The money I did earn was chicken feed.
  我挣的钱是杯水车薪。
• He pays his laborers chicken feed.
  他付给工人的工资少得可怜。
• 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 pay is chicken feed.
  工资真是太少了。
• The affair looks like chicken feed.
  这件绯闻看来无足轻重。