chestnut
英['t?esn?t]
美['t??sn?t]
- n. 栗子；栗色；[園藝] 栗樹；栗色馬
- adj. 栗色的
- n. (Chestnut)人名；(英)切斯特納特
詞組搭配
an old chestnut
a joke, story, or subject that has become tedious and uninteresting because of its age and constant repetition
陳腐的笑話；老掉牙的故事；陳舊乏味的題材
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else's benefit
為某人火中取栗，為他人冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)