Definition of chestnut in English:

chestnut

noun ˈtʃɛsnʌtˈtʃɛs(t)ˌnət

1A glossy hard brown edible nut which develops within a bristly case and which may be roasted and eaten.
Example sentencesExamples
- There will be hot roasted chestnuts and other nosh from Christmas past, as well as traditional ornament-making.
- To know if your chestnuts are ready to roast, give them the squeeze test: If there's a slight give between the outer shell and inside nut, it's ready.
- Roast the chestnuts in a moderate oven for about 15 minutes, until the shells burst, then cool and peel.
- Dark nights, cold days, scarves and gloves, hot roasted chestnuts (at least, their aroma) and a fresh fall of snow, were all essential ingredients of a perfect Christmas.
- Some authors have suggested that their flavour and texture are comparable with those of the chestnut or cashew nut.
- And I can't really tell you how it was made, as I spent the entire recipe-making time chopping walnuts and chestnuts, sneaking teeny bits in every now and then.
- A roast chestnut crusted salmon circle was perfectly cooked, tasty and fresh.
- Does she dream nostalgically of the crowds and crush of Christmas shopping in Coney Street, or roasting her chestnuts on a three-bar electric fire?
- Stalls selling hot roast chestnuts, doughnuts and other treats will be set up in the town centre from 11 am, and carol singers will add some extra cheer.
- We boiled the Christmas pudding in the old copper and we split and roasted chestnuts on the fire.
- There will be amusements for children, plus hot food and roasted chestnuts.
- We have toffee apples, gingerbread men, roast chestnuts and all manner of pumpkin dishes created by Chef.
- Someone could have been selling hot potatoes, roast chestnuts and hot drinks.
- The town centre market would consist of around ten stands or huts selling roast chestnuts, for example, Cumbrian punch, traditional sausages and pancakes.
- If chestnuts roasting by an open fire isn't your scene, then an enterprising Yorkshire hotel has the perfect solution.
- The couple's winter wedding will feature carol singers and roasted chestnuts, while the bride wants to arrive in a traditional horse and carriage.
- Almost equally invigorating is a poached chicken, sliced into strips atop a mound of basmati rice but bathed in a potion of tarragon and chestnuts.
- After the goat, we eat chestnuts roasted on a boxy iron stove.
- Why don't they sell roasted chestnuts anymore, I wonder?
- Nowadays, most chestnuts are roasted by machines for convenience, so roasting chestnuts manually has become a dying folk craft.
1. 1.1mass noun A deep reddish-brown colour.
  深红棕色，栗色
  as modifier chestnut hair
  Example sentencesExamples
  The deep chestnut flanks and sides combined with the male's solid black head, red eye, and black upperparts are distinctive.
  The beetle was a bulbous, chestnut coloured fellow.
  ‘Cute, but no,’ he said congenially, his deep chestnut eyes twinkling from under the curve of his cast iron helmet.
  Her cheeks were pale and veined with dark tear-tracks, her eyes, usually a beautiful deep chestnut, were red and swollen.
  Sitting to her left was a young girl about the age of nine, with chestnut brown hair, tan skin, and liquid brown eyes.
  Aside from that, he had soft and shiny chestnut hair, and warm, loving, yet mysterious deep brown eyes.
  With her long silky chestnut hair and a familiar twinkle in her eyes, Vivian had developed into quite an attractive young lady.
  Her long, curly chestnut hair fell across her face as she thought.
  She had a sweet smile, and her light olive skin went with deep, chestnut hair.
  Will had turned around quickly, thinking for sure that he had caught a glimpse of deep chestnut out of the corner of his eye.
  She ran a hand through her chestnut coloured hair.
  She flung her deep chestnut hair away from her eyes.
  He was about as tall as the other man, with shaggy blonde hair and deep chestnut brown eyes.
  Some species have white on the throat or rump areas and a few species have brighter chestnut or reddish throats.
  Her long, wavy, thick, chestnut hair cascaded fluidly down her back.
  They had the same straight chestnut hair and deep green eyes.
  Their leader had chestnut colored hair with electric blue eyes that seemed both welcoming and forbidding.
  When they removed their hats, they revealed identical chestnut hair, neatly parted in the center.
  The one with chestnut hair wore khaki slacks and a black trench coat, while the other, an Asian man, was dressed in all black.
  One had beautiful red hair and looked quite boisterous and the other had chestnut coloured hair and she looked serious and sophisticated.
  Synonyms
  reddish, flaming red, flame-coloured, auburn, titian, chestnut, carroty, ginger, sandy, foxy
2. 1.2 A horse of a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown colour, with a brown mane and tail.
  栗色马
  as modifier a chestnut stallion
  Example sentencesExamples
  The chestnut horse was bred in Kentucky by Vintage Meadow Stable.
  The chestnut colt is the last foal out of Jewell Ridge, who died on August 1.
  She spun around and saw Jake galloping on a beautiful chestnut stallion towards them.
  The chestnut colt also won the 2001 Tattersall Stakes as a three-year-old.
  Berndon was looking at a chestnut mare with a black mane and tail and took out some coins to pay for it.
  She watched James swing down from the saddle of his chestnut horse, whose coat was literally on fire with the colors of sunset.
  The chestnut horse won eight of 16 career starts and earned $1,261,089.
  The chestnut filly's win also gave the young female jockey her first Group 1 stakes triumph.
  The chestnut colt moved up three wide to take the lead into the first turn and was clear by two lengths as he covered the first quarter in: 23.28.
  The chestnut colt finished second in his racing debut on June 24.
  The chestnut filly was bred in Kentucky.
  The chestnut colt is the second foal out of Grade 2 winner Prospectress, by Mining.
  She quietly saddled a chestnut mare a few stalls down from him and walked him out of the barn.
  The chestnut filly worked in company on Wednesday, pleasing him with her effort.
  The chestnut colt earned $1,009,920 for his biggest lifetime victory and instantly became a millionaire.
  The chestnut colt made his debut nine months later, finishing second by a length to eventual Grade 1 winner D' Wildcat.
  The chestnut mare has won 14 of 16 career starts and earned $3,044,820.
  The sassy combination of so-called stripper music and Cabaret show tunes suits the big chestnut mare, who seemed to visibly strut and swagger through her routine.
  Sharon rides Andy, a chestnut Quarter Horse who has never before experienced dressage.
  The chestnut mare has won 17 of 24 career starts and has earned $4,079,820.
  Synonyms
  hazel, chocolate-coloured, coffee-coloured, cocoa-coloured, nut-brown
2The large European tree that produces the edible chestnut, with serrated leaves and heavy timber.
欧洲板栗树
Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Greece originally introduced the chestnut tree to the rest of the European community.
- I just noticed the chestnut tree in our front yard was dying and wondered why.
- With the coming of the spring-time I yearned only to sit under my favorite chestnut tree for a spell.
- One damaged chestnut tree and five mature conifers had to be removed.
- As she got nearer she saw him shaded from the sun by the leaves of the chestnut tree.
1. 2.1
  short for horse chestnut
2. 2.2 Used in names of trees and plants that are related to the sweet chestnut, or produce similar nuts or edible parts that resemble them, e.g. water chestnut.
  用于树名或植物名，这些树或植物与欧洲板栗有亲缘关系，或产类似坚果，或其可食部分与栗子相似，如water chestnut
  Example sentencesExamples
  In general, European chestnut trees haven't suffered as devastating an outbreak as their American cousins.
  They also collected a broad variety of wild herbs, wild vegetables such as acorns, water chestnuts, and broad beans, and possibly wild rice.
  The European species of chestnut catches the disease, too, and early researchers noticed some Italian trees that seemed to have spontaneously recovered their health.
3A small horny patch on the inside of each of a horse's legs.
（马腿内侧的）胼胝
Example sentencesExamples
- The small chestnut patches on its shoulders are not always visible.

Phrases

an old chestnut

A joke, story, or subject that has become tedious and uninteresting through constant repetition.
陈腐的笑话；老掉牙的故事；陈旧乏味的题材
the subject under discussion is that old chestnut, public or private financing of the arts
Example sentencesExamples
- It covers the old chestnut of paper versus computers and comes to an interesting conclusion, which I'm afraid I've kind of given away in the quote above.
- ‘Do you expect me to fall for that old chestnut,’ she fumed.
- In the past she has denied the old chestnut about women not being as funny as men but today she clearly can't be bothered fighting.
- Things become old chestnuts because there is a certain sense to them.
- Another barrier comes tumbling down, as that old chestnut about the Germans never making a funny comedy has to be consigned to the history book.
- Cost is another of the old chestnuts that's brought up every so often.
- The old chestnut of ‘environmental damage’ is, of course, a favourite concern of green campaigners, and one which the UK government is keen to take on board.
- We've discovered the answer to that old chestnut.
- This is an old chestnut of a story, and like the previous similar surveys it has a huge flaw which undermines the result: you don't know if the respondents are telling the truth.
- Does that old chestnut really need explaining again?
Synonyms
funny story, jest, witticism, quip, pleasantry

pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire

Succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else's benefit.
为某人火中取栗，为他人冒风险
Example sentencesExamples
- So I think it's just idle to think that they can pull our chestnuts out of the fire.
- Whatever it takes to pull his chestnuts out of the fire in Virginia.
- For example, we have pulled your chestnuts out of the fire in two world wars that were occasioned by European diplomacy.
- As you know, part of the tens of billions of dollars that he is asking for today is to pull his chestnuts out of the fire.
- When it comes to pulling his chestnuts out of the fire, however, the UAW leadership is at the ready.
- I think it'll take more than him to pull their chestnuts out of the fire.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut.

Chestnuts have nothing to do with chests—the ultimate source is the Greek word kastanea ‘chestnut’ (ultimate source also of the Spanish castanets (early 17th century), presumably from the shape). A frequently repeated joke or story is known as an old chestnut. First recorded in the 1880s, the phrase probably comes from a play called The Broken Sword, written by William Dimond in 1816. In one scene a character called Zavior is in the throes of telling a story: ‘When suddenly from the thick boughs of a cork tree—’. At this point he is interrupted by another character, Pablo, who says: ‘A chestnut, Captain, a chestnut…Captain, this is the twenty-seventh time I have heard you relate this story, and you invariably said, a chestnut, till now.’

Definition of chestnut in US English:

chestnut

nounˈtʃɛs(t)ˌnətˈCHes(t)ˌnət

1A glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten.
栗子
Example sentencesExamples
- Roast the chestnuts in a moderate oven for about 15 minutes, until the shells burst, then cool and peel.
- Does she dream nostalgically of the crowds and crush of Christmas shopping in Coney Street, or roasting her chestnuts on a three-bar electric fire?
- To know if your chestnuts are ready to roast, give them the squeeze test: If there's a slight give between the outer shell and inside nut, it's ready.
- We have toffee apples, gingerbread men, roast chestnuts and all manner of pumpkin dishes created by Chef.
- The couple's winter wedding will feature carol singers and roasted chestnuts, while the bride wants to arrive in a traditional horse and carriage.
- The town centre market would consist of around ten stands or huts selling roast chestnuts, for example, Cumbrian punch, traditional sausages and pancakes.
- Why don't they sell roasted chestnuts anymore, I wonder?
- After the goat, we eat chestnuts roasted on a boxy iron stove.
- There will be hot roasted chestnuts and other nosh from Christmas past, as well as traditional ornament-making.
- Nowadays, most chestnuts are roasted by machines for convenience, so roasting chestnuts manually has become a dying folk craft.
- Dark nights, cold days, scarves and gloves, hot roasted chestnuts (at least, their aroma) and a fresh fall of snow, were all essential ingredients of a perfect Christmas.
- We boiled the Christmas pudding in the old copper and we split and roasted chestnuts on the fire.
- There will be amusements for children, plus hot food and roasted chestnuts.
- Stalls selling hot roast chestnuts, doughnuts and other treats will be set up in the town centre from 11 am, and carol singers will add some extra cheer.
- And I can't really tell you how it was made, as I spent the entire recipe-making time chopping walnuts and chestnuts, sneaking teeny bits in every now and then.
- If chestnuts roasting by an open fire isn't your scene, then an enterprising Yorkshire hotel has the perfect solution.
- Almost equally invigorating is a poached chicken, sliced into strips atop a mound of basmati rice but bathed in a potion of tarragon and chestnuts.
- Some authors have suggested that their flavour and texture are comparable with those of the chestnut or cashew nut.
- Someone could have been selling hot potatoes, roast chestnuts and hot drinks.
- A roast chestnut crusted salmon circle was perfectly cooked, tasty and fresh.
1. 1.1 A deep reddish-brown color.
  深红棕色，栗色
  as modifier chestnut hair
  Example sentencesExamples
  The deep chestnut flanks and sides combined with the male's solid black head, red eye, and black upperparts are distinctive.
  She ran a hand through her chestnut coloured hair.
  Aside from that, he had soft and shiny chestnut hair, and warm, loving, yet mysterious deep brown eyes.
  She had a sweet smile, and her light olive skin went with deep, chestnut hair.
  Sitting to her left was a young girl about the age of nine, with chestnut brown hair, tan skin, and liquid brown eyes.
  Some species have white on the throat or rump areas and a few species have brighter chestnut or reddish throats.
  One had beautiful red hair and looked quite boisterous and the other had chestnut coloured hair and she looked serious and sophisticated.
  Her cheeks were pale and veined with dark tear-tracks, her eyes, usually a beautiful deep chestnut, were red and swollen.
  The one with chestnut hair wore khaki slacks and a black trench coat, while the other, an Asian man, was dressed in all black.
  With her long silky chestnut hair and a familiar twinkle in her eyes, Vivian had developed into quite an attractive young lady.
  The beetle was a bulbous, chestnut coloured fellow.
  She flung her deep chestnut hair away from her eyes.
  ‘Cute, but no,’ he said congenially, his deep chestnut eyes twinkling from under the curve of his cast iron helmet.
  When they removed their hats, they revealed identical chestnut hair, neatly parted in the center.
  Will had turned around quickly, thinking for sure that he had caught a glimpse of deep chestnut out of the corner of his eye.
  Their leader had chestnut colored hair with electric blue eyes that seemed both welcoming and forbidding.
  Her long, wavy, thick, chestnut hair cascaded fluidly down her back.
  Her long, curly chestnut hair fell across her face as she thought.
  He was about as tall as the other man, with shaggy blonde hair and deep chestnut brown eyes.
  They had the same straight chestnut hair and deep green eyes.
  Synonyms
  reddish, flaming red, flame-coloured, auburn, titian, chestnut, carroty, ginger, sandy, foxy
2. 1.2 A horse of a reddish-brown color, with a brown mane and tail.
  栗色马
  Example sentencesExamples
  She watched James swing down from the saddle of his chestnut horse, whose coat was literally on fire with the colors of sunset.
  She quietly saddled a chestnut mare a few stalls down from him and walked him out of the barn.
  The chestnut mare has won 17 of 24 career starts and has earned $4,079,820.
  The chestnut colt earned $1,009,920 for his biggest lifetime victory and instantly became a millionaire.
  The chestnut horse won eight of 16 career starts and earned $1,261,089.
  The chestnut horse was bred in Kentucky by Vintage Meadow Stable.
  The chestnut colt also won the 2001 Tattersall Stakes as a three-year-old.
  Berndon was looking at a chestnut mare with a black mane and tail and took out some coins to pay for it.
  The chestnut colt finished second in his racing debut on June 24.
  The chestnut filly was bred in Kentucky.
  The chestnut colt made his debut nine months later, finishing second by a length to eventual Grade 1 winner D' Wildcat.
  She spun around and saw Jake galloping on a beautiful chestnut stallion towards them.
  The chestnut colt moved up three wide to take the lead into the first turn and was clear by two lengths as he covered the first quarter in: 23.28.
  The sassy combination of so-called stripper music and Cabaret show tunes suits the big chestnut mare, who seemed to visibly strut and swagger through her routine.
  The chestnut filly's win also gave the young female jockey her first Group 1 stakes triumph.
  Sharon rides Andy, a chestnut Quarter Horse who has never before experienced dressage.
  The chestnut mare has won 14 of 16 career starts and earned $3,044,820.
  The chestnut colt is the second foal out of Grade 2 winner Prospectress, by Mining.
  The chestnut filly worked in company on Wednesday, pleasing him with her effort.
  The chestnut colt is the last foal out of Jewell Ridge, who died on August 1.
  Synonyms
  hazel, chocolate-coloured, coffee-coloured, cocoa-coloured, nut-brown
2The large European tree that produces the edible chestnut, which develops within a bristly case, with serrated leaves and heavy timber.
欧洲板栗树
Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Greece originally introduced the chestnut tree to the rest of the European community.
- One damaged chestnut tree and five mature conifers had to be removed.
- With the coming of the spring-time I yearned only to sit under my favorite chestnut tree for a spell.
- I just noticed the chestnut tree in our front yard was dying and wondered why.
- As she got nearer she saw him shaded from the sun by the leaves of the chestnut tree.
1. 2.1 A related tree (C. dentata), which succumbed to a fungus bark disease in the early 1900s. Once prolific in the eastern US, very few large specimens survived.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The American chestnut was once the most common canopy tree in the deciduous forests of the eastern United States.
  Several seedlings of American chestnut also are present.
  He cites the classic case of the American chestnut, once a dominant tree in many eastern hardwood forests.
  The American chestnut tree is poised to make a comeback, thanks to genetic engineering.
  Over the years we have added scientific investigations on wildlife road kill, tree growth and a study of American chestnut seedling survival.
2. 2.2 A related tree (C. mollissima) native to China and Korea, cultivated elsewhere for its edible nut. The flowers have a putrid odor.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Chinese chestnut, C. mollissima, has been cultivated in China for at least as long as its European counterpart, and used in much the same way: dried, roasted, or made into meal.
3. 2.3
  short for horse chestnut
4. 2.4 Used in names of trees and plants that are related to the sweet chestnut or that produce similar nuts, e.g., water chestnut.
  用于树名或植物名，这些树或植物与欧洲板栗有亲缘关系，或产类似坚果，或其可食部分与栗子相似，如water chestnut
  Example sentencesExamples
  They also collected a broad variety of wild herbs, wild vegetables such as acorns, water chestnuts, and broad beans, and possibly wild rice.
  In general, European chestnut trees haven't suffered as devastating an outbreak as their American cousins.
  The European species of chestnut catches the disease, too, and early researchers noticed some Italian trees that seemed to have spontaneously recovered their health.
3A small horny patch on the inside of each of a horse's legs.
（马腿内侧的）胼胝
Example sentencesExamples
- The small chestnut patches on its shoulders are not always visible.

Phrases

an old chestnut

A joke or story that has become tedious because of its age and constant repetition.
陈腐的笑话；老掉牙的故事；陈旧乏味的题材
Example sentencesExamples
- It covers the old chestnut of paper versus computers and comes to an interesting conclusion, which I'm afraid I've kind of given away in the quote above.
- ‘Do you expect me to fall for that old chestnut,’ she fumed.
- The old chestnut of ‘environmental damage’ is, of course, a favourite concern of green campaigners, and one which the UK government is keen to take on board.
- Does that old chestnut really need explaining again?
- In the past she has denied the old chestnut about women not being as funny as men but today she clearly can't be bothered fighting.
- Another barrier comes tumbling down, as that old chestnut about the Germans never making a funny comedy has to be consigned to the history book.
- Cost is another of the old chestnuts that's brought up every so often.
- Things become old chestnuts because there is a certain sense to them.
- This is an old chestnut of a story, and like the previous similar surveys it has a huge flaw which undermines the result: you don't know if the respondents are telling the truth.
- We've discovered the answer to that old chestnut.
Synonyms
funny story, jest, witticism, quip, pleasantry

pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire

Succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else's benefit.
为某人火中取栗，为他人冒风险
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, we have pulled your chestnuts out of the fire in two world wars that were occasioned by European diplomacy.
- So I think it's just idle to think that they can pull our chestnuts out of the fire.
- Whatever it takes to pull his chestnuts out of the fire in Virginia.
- I think it'll take more than him to pull their chestnuts out of the fire.
- As you know, part of the tens of billions of dollars that he is asking for today is to pull his chestnuts out of the fire.
- When it comes to pulling his chestnuts out of the fire, however, the UAW leadership is at the ready.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut.

词汇	chestnut
释义	Definition of chestnut in English: chestnut noun ˈtʃɛsnʌtˈtʃɛs(t)ˌnət 1A glossy hard brown edible nut which develops within a bristly case and which may be roasted and eaten. Example sentencesExamples There will be hot roasted chestnuts and other nosh from Christmas past, as well as traditional ornament-making. To know if your chestnuts are ready to roast, give them the squeeze test: If there's a slight give between the outer shell and inside nut, it's ready. Roast the chestnuts in a moderate oven for about 15 minutes, until the shells burst, then cool and peel. Dark nights, cold days, scarves and gloves, hot roasted chestnuts (at least, their aroma) and a fresh fall of snow, were all essential ingredients of a perfect Christmas. Some authors have suggested that their flavour and texture are comparable with those of the chestnut or cashew nut. And I can't really tell you how it was made, as I spent the entire recipe-making time chopping walnuts and chestnuts, sneaking teeny bits in every now and then. A roast chestnut crusted salmon circle was perfectly cooked, tasty and fresh. Does she dream nostalgically of the crowds and crush of Christmas shopping in Coney Street, or roasting her chestnuts on a three-bar electric fire? Stalls selling hot roast chestnuts, doughnuts and other treats will be set up in the town centre from 11 am, and carol singers will add some extra cheer. We boiled the Christmas pudding in the old copper and we split and roasted chestnuts on the fire. There will be amusements for children, plus hot food and roasted chestnuts. We have toffee apples, gingerbread men, roast chestnuts and all manner of pumpkin dishes created by Chef. Someone could have been selling hot potatoes, roast chestnuts and hot drinks. The town centre market would consist of around ten stands or huts selling roast chestnuts, for example, Cumbrian punch, traditional sausages and pancakes. If chestnuts roasting by an open fire isn't your scene, then an enterprising Yorkshire hotel has the perfect solution. The couple's winter wedding will feature carol singers and roasted chestnuts, while the bride wants to arrive in a traditional horse and carriage. Almost equally invigorating is a poached chicken, sliced into strips atop a mound of basmati rice but bathed in a potion of tarragon and chestnuts. After the goat, we eat chestnuts roasted on a boxy iron stove. Why don't they sell roasted chestnuts anymore, I wonder? Nowadays, most chestnuts are roasted by machines for convenience, so roasting chestnuts manually has become a dying folk craft. 1.1mass noun A deep reddish-brown colour. 深红棕色，栗色 as modifier chestnut hair Example sentencesExamples The deep chestnut flanks and sides combined with the male's solid black head, red eye, and black upperparts are distinctive. The beetle was a bulbous, chestnut coloured fellow. ‘Cute, but no,’ he said congenially, his deep chestnut eyes twinkling from under the curve of his cast iron helmet. Her cheeks were pale and veined with dark tear-tracks, her eyes, usually a beautiful deep chestnut, were red and swollen. Sitting to her left was a young girl about the age of nine, with chestnut brown hair, tan skin, and liquid brown eyes. Aside from that, he had soft and shiny chestnut hair, and warm, loving, yet mysterious deep brown eyes. With her long silky chestnut hair and a familiar twinkle in her eyes, Vivian had developed into quite an attractive young lady. Her long, curly chestnut hair fell across her face as she thought. She had a sweet smile, and her light olive skin went with deep, chestnut hair. Will had turned around quickly, thinking for sure that he had caught a glimpse of deep chestnut out of the corner of his eye. She ran a hand through her chestnut coloured hair. She flung her deep chestnut hair away from her eyes. He was about as tall as the other man, with shaggy blonde hair and deep chestnut brown eyes. Some species have white on the throat or rump areas and a few species have brighter chestnut or reddish throats. Her long, wavy, thick, chestnut hair cascaded fluidly down her back. They had the same straight chestnut hair and deep green eyes. Their leader had chestnut colored hair with electric blue eyes that seemed both welcoming and forbidding. When they removed their hats, they revealed identical chestnut hair, neatly parted in the center. The one with chestnut hair wore khaki slacks and a black trench coat, while the other, an Asian man, was dressed in all black. One had beautiful red hair and looked quite boisterous and the other had chestnut coloured hair and she looked serious and sophisticated. Synonyms reddish, flaming red, flame-coloured, auburn, titian, chestnut, carroty, ginger, sandy, foxy 1.2 A horse of a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown colour, with a brown mane and tail. 栗色马 as modifier a chestnut stallion Example sentencesExamples The chestnut horse was bred in Kentucky by Vintage Meadow Stable. The chestnut colt is the last foal out of Jewell Ridge, who died on August 1. She spun around and saw Jake galloping on a beautiful chestnut stallion towards them. The chestnut colt also won the 2001 Tattersall Stakes as a three-year-old. Berndon was looking at a chestnut mare with a black mane and tail and took out some coins to pay for it. She watched James swing down from the saddle of his chestnut horse, whose coat was literally on fire with the colors of sunset. The chestnut horse won eight of 16 career starts and earned $1,261,089. The chestnut filly's win also gave the young female jockey her first Group 1 stakes triumph. The chestnut colt moved up three wide to take the lead into the first turn and was clear by two lengths as he covered the first quarter in: 23.28. The chestnut colt finished second in his racing debut on June 24. The chestnut filly was bred in Kentucky. The chestnut colt is the second foal out of Grade 2 winner Prospectress, by Mining. She quietly saddled a chestnut mare a few stalls down from him and walked him out of the barn. The chestnut filly worked in company on Wednesday, pleasing him with her effort. The chestnut colt earned $1,009,920 for his biggest lifetime victory and instantly became a millionaire. The chestnut colt made his debut nine months later, finishing second by a length to eventual Grade 1 winner D' Wildcat. The chestnut mare has won 14 of 16 career starts and earned $3,044,820. The sassy combination of so-called stripper music and Cabaret show tunes suits the big chestnut mare, who seemed to visibly strut and swagger through her routine. Sharon rides Andy, a chestnut Quarter Horse who has never before experienced dressage. The chestnut mare has won 17 of 24 career starts and has earned $4,079,820. Synonyms hazel, chocolate-coloured, coffee-coloured, cocoa-coloured, nut-brown 2The large European tree that produces the edible chestnut, with serrated leaves and heavy timber. 欧洲板栗树 Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae Example sentencesExamples Greece originally introduced the chestnut tree to the rest of the European community. I just noticed the chestnut tree in our front yard was dying and wondered why. With the coming of the spring-time I yearned only to sit under my favorite chestnut tree for a spell. One damaged chestnut tree and five mature conifers had to be removed. As she got nearer she saw him shaded from the sun by the leaves of the chestnut tree. 2.1 short for horse chestnut 2.2 Used in names of trees and plants that are related to the sweet chestnut, or produce similar nuts or edible parts that resemble them, e.g. water chestnut. 用于树名或植物名，这些树或植物与欧洲板栗有亲缘关系，或产类似坚果，或其可食部分与栗子相似，如water chestnut Example sentencesExamples In general, European chestnut trees haven't suffered as devastating an outbreak as their American cousins. They also collected a broad variety of wild herbs, wild vegetables such as acorns, water chestnuts, and broad beans, and possibly wild rice. The European species of chestnut catches the disease, too, and early researchers noticed some Italian trees that seemed to have spontaneously recovered their health. 3A small horny patch on the inside of each of a horse's legs. （马腿内侧的）胼胝 Example sentencesExamples The small chestnut patches on its shoulders are not always visible. Phrases an old chestnut A joke, story, or subject that has become tedious and uninteresting through constant repetition. 陈腐的笑话；老掉牙的故事；陈旧乏味的题材 the subject under discussion is that old chestnut, public or private financing of the arts Example sentencesExamples It covers the old chestnut of paper versus computers and comes to an interesting conclusion, which I'm afraid I've kind of given away in the quote above. ‘Do you expect me to fall for that old chestnut,’ she fumed. In the past she has denied the old chestnut about women not being as funny as men but today she clearly can't be bothered fighting. Things become old chestnuts because there is a certain sense to them. Another barrier comes tumbling down, as that old chestnut about the Germans never making a funny comedy has to be consigned to the history book. Cost is another of the old chestnuts that's brought up every so often. The old chestnut of ‘environmental damage’ is, of course, a favourite concern of green campaigners, and one which the UK government is keen to take on board. We've discovered the answer to that old chestnut. This is an old chestnut of a story, and like the previous similar surveys it has a huge flaw which undermines the result: you don't know if the respondents are telling the truth. Does that old chestnut really need explaining again? Synonyms funny story, jest, witticism, quip, pleasantry pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire Succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else's benefit. 为某人火中取栗，为他人冒风险 Example sentencesExamples So I think it's just idle to think that they can pull our chestnuts out of the fire. Whatever it takes to pull his chestnuts out of the fire in Virginia. For example, we have pulled your chestnuts out of the fire in two world wars that were occasioned by European diplomacy. As you know, part of the tens of billions of dollars that he is asking for today is to pull his chestnuts out of the fire. When it comes to pulling his chestnuts out of the fire, however, the UAW leadership is at the ready. I think it'll take more than him to pull their chestnuts out of the fire. Origin Early 16th century: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut. Chestnuts have nothing to do with chests—the ultimate source is the Greek word kastanea ‘chestnut’ (ultimate source also of the Spanish castanets (early 17th century), presumably from the shape). A frequently repeated joke or story is known as an old chestnut. First recorded in the 1880s, the phrase probably comes from a play called The Broken Sword, written by William Dimond in 1816. In one scene a character called Zavior is in the throes of telling a story: ‘When suddenly from the thick boughs of a cork tree—’. At this point he is interrupted by another character, Pablo, who says: ‘A chestnut, Captain, a chestnut…Captain, this is the twenty-seventh time I have heard you relate this story, and you invariably said, a chestnut, till now.’ noun.1 phr. Definition of chestnut in US English: chestnut nounˈtʃɛs(t)ˌnətˈCHes(t)ˌnət 1A glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten. 栗子 Example sentencesExamples Roast the chestnuts in a moderate oven for about 15 minutes, until the shells burst, then cool and peel. Does she dream nostalgically of the crowds and crush of Christmas shopping in Coney Street, or roasting her chestnuts on a three-bar electric fire? To know if your chestnuts are ready to roast, give them the squeeze test: If there's a slight give between the outer shell and inside nut, it's ready. We have toffee apples, gingerbread men, roast chestnuts and all manner of pumpkin dishes created by Chef. The couple's winter wedding will feature carol singers and roasted chestnuts, while the bride wants to arrive in a traditional horse and carriage. The town centre market would consist of around ten stands or huts selling roast chestnuts, for example, Cumbrian punch, traditional sausages and pancakes. Why don't they sell roasted chestnuts anymore, I wonder? After the goat, we eat chestnuts roasted on a boxy iron stove. There will be hot roasted chestnuts and other nosh from Christmas past, as well as traditional ornament-making. Nowadays, most chestnuts are roasted by machines for convenience, so roasting chestnuts manually has become a dying folk craft. Dark nights, cold days, scarves and gloves, hot roasted chestnuts (at least, their aroma) and a fresh fall of snow, were all essential ingredients of a perfect Christmas. We boiled the Christmas pudding in the old copper and we split and roasted chestnuts on the fire. There will be amusements for children, plus hot food and roasted chestnuts. Stalls selling hot roast chestnuts, doughnuts and other treats will be set up in the town centre from 11 am, and carol singers will add some extra cheer. And I can't really tell you how it was made, as I spent the entire recipe-making time chopping walnuts and chestnuts, sneaking teeny bits in every now and then. If chestnuts roasting by an open fire isn't your scene, then an enterprising Yorkshire hotel has the perfect solution. Almost equally invigorating is a poached chicken, sliced into strips atop a mound of basmati rice but bathed in a potion of tarragon and chestnuts. Some authors have suggested that their flavour and texture are comparable with those of the chestnut or cashew nut. Someone could have been selling hot potatoes, roast chestnuts and hot drinks. A roast chestnut crusted salmon circle was perfectly cooked, tasty and fresh. 1.1 A deep reddish-brown color. 深红棕色，栗色 as modifier chestnut hair Example sentencesExamples The deep chestnut flanks and sides combined with the male's solid black head, red eye, and black upperparts are distinctive. She ran a hand through her chestnut coloured hair. Aside from that, he had soft and shiny chestnut hair, and warm, loving, yet mysterious deep brown eyes. She had a sweet smile, and her light olive skin went with deep, chestnut hair. Sitting to her left was a young girl about the age of nine, with chestnut brown hair, tan skin, and liquid brown eyes. Some species have white on the throat or rump areas and a few species have brighter chestnut or reddish throats. One had beautiful red hair and looked quite boisterous and the other had chestnut coloured hair and she looked serious and sophisticated. Her cheeks were pale and veined with dark tear-tracks, her eyes, usually a beautiful deep chestnut, were red and swollen. The one with chestnut hair wore khaki slacks and a black trench coat, while the other, an Asian man, was dressed in all black. With her long silky chestnut hair and a familiar twinkle in her eyes, Vivian had developed into quite an attractive young lady. The beetle was a bulbous, chestnut coloured fellow. She flung her deep chestnut hair away from her eyes. ‘Cute, but no,’ he said congenially, his deep chestnut eyes twinkling from under the curve of his cast iron helmet. When they removed their hats, they revealed identical chestnut hair, neatly parted in the center. Will had turned around quickly, thinking for sure that he had caught a glimpse of deep chestnut out of the corner of his eye. Their leader had chestnut colored hair with electric blue eyes that seemed both welcoming and forbidding. Her long, wavy, thick, chestnut hair cascaded fluidly down her back. Her long, curly chestnut hair fell across her face as she thought. He was about as tall as the other man, with shaggy blonde hair and deep chestnut brown eyes. They had the same straight chestnut hair and deep green eyes. Synonyms reddish, flaming red, flame-coloured, auburn, titian, chestnut, carroty, ginger, sandy, foxy 1.2 A horse of a reddish-brown color, with a brown mane and tail. 栗色马 Example sentencesExamples She watched James swing down from the saddle of his chestnut horse, whose coat was literally on fire with the colors of sunset. She quietly saddled a chestnut mare a few stalls down from him and walked him out of the barn. The chestnut mare has won 17 of 24 career starts and has earned $4,079,820. The chestnut colt earned $1,009,920 for his biggest lifetime victory and instantly became a millionaire. The chestnut horse won eight of 16 career starts and earned $1,261,089. The chestnut horse was bred in Kentucky by Vintage Meadow Stable. The chestnut colt also won the 2001 Tattersall Stakes as a three-year-old. Berndon was looking at a chestnut mare with a black mane and tail and took out some coins to pay for it. The chestnut colt finished second in his racing debut on June 24. The chestnut filly was bred in Kentucky. The chestnut colt made his debut nine months later, finishing second by a length to eventual Grade 1 winner D' Wildcat. She spun around and saw Jake galloping on a beautiful chestnut stallion towards them. The chestnut colt moved up three wide to take the lead into the first turn and was clear by two lengths as he covered the first quarter in: 23.28. The sassy combination of so-called stripper music and Cabaret show tunes suits the big chestnut mare, who seemed to visibly strut and swagger through her routine. The chestnut filly's win also gave the young female jockey her first Group 1 stakes triumph. Sharon rides Andy, a chestnut Quarter Horse who has never before experienced dressage. The chestnut mare has won 14 of 16 career starts and earned $3,044,820. The chestnut colt is the second foal out of Grade 2 winner Prospectress, by Mining. The chestnut filly worked in company on Wednesday, pleasing him with her effort. The chestnut colt is the last foal out of Jewell Ridge, who died on August 1. Synonyms hazel, chocolate-coloured, coffee-coloured, cocoa-coloured, nut-brown 2The large European tree that produces the edible chestnut, which develops within a bristly case, with serrated leaves and heavy timber. 欧洲板栗树 Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae Example sentencesExamples Greece originally introduced the chestnut tree to the rest of the European community. One damaged chestnut tree and five mature conifers had to be removed. With the coming of the spring-time I yearned only to sit under my favorite chestnut tree for a spell. I just noticed the chestnut tree in our front yard was dying and wondered why. As she got nearer she saw him shaded from the sun by the leaves of the chestnut tree. 2.1 A related tree (C. dentata), which succumbed to a fungus bark disease in the early 1900s. Once prolific in the eastern US, very few large specimens survived. Example sentencesExamples The American chestnut was once the most common canopy tree in the deciduous forests of the eastern United States. Several seedlings of American chestnut also are present. He cites the classic case of the American chestnut, once a dominant tree in many eastern hardwood forests. The American chestnut tree is poised to make a comeback, thanks to genetic engineering. Over the years we have added scientific investigations on wildlife road kill, tree growth and a study of American chestnut seedling survival. 2.2 A related tree (C. mollissima) native to China and Korea, cultivated elsewhere for its edible nut. The flowers have a putrid odor. Example sentencesExamples The Chinese chestnut, C. mollissima, has been cultivated in China for at least as long as its European counterpart, and used in much the same way: dried, roasted, or made into meal. 2.3 short for horse chestnut 2.4 Used in names of trees and plants that are related to the sweet chestnut or that produce similar nuts, e.g., water chestnut. 用于树名或植物名，这些树或植物与欧洲板栗有亲缘关系，或产类似坚果，或其可食部分与栗子相似，如water chestnut Example sentencesExamples They also collected a broad variety of wild herbs, wild vegetables such as acorns, water chestnuts, and broad beans, and possibly wild rice. In general, European chestnut trees haven't suffered as devastating an outbreak as their American cousins. The European species of chestnut catches the disease, too, and early researchers noticed some Italian trees that seemed to have spontaneously recovered their health. 3A small horny patch on the inside of each of a horse's legs. （马腿内侧的）胼胝 Example sentencesExamples The small chestnut patches on its shoulders are not always visible. Phrases an old chestnut A joke or story that has become tedious because of its age and constant repetition. 陈腐的笑话；老掉牙的故事；陈旧乏味的题材 Example sentencesExamples It covers the old chestnut of paper versus computers and comes to an interesting conclusion, which I'm afraid I've kind of given away in the quote above. ‘Do you expect me to fall for that old chestnut,’ she fumed. The old chestnut of ‘environmental damage’ is, of course, a favourite concern of green campaigners, and one which the UK government is keen to take on board. Does that old chestnut really need explaining again? In the past she has denied the old chestnut about women not being as funny as men but today she clearly can't be bothered fighting. Another barrier comes tumbling down, as that old chestnut about the Germans never making a funny comedy has to be consigned to the history book. Cost is another of the old chestnuts that's brought up every so often. Things become old chestnuts because there is a certain sense to them. This is an old chestnut of a story, and like the previous similar surveys it has a huge flaw which undermines the result: you don't know if the respondents are telling the truth. We've discovered the answer to that old chestnut. Synonyms funny story, jest, witticism, quip, pleasantry pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire Succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else's benefit. 为某人火中取栗，为他人冒风险 Example sentencesExamples For example, we have pulled your chestnuts out of the fire in two world wars that were occasioned by European diplomacy. So I think it's just idle to think that they can pull our chestnuts out of the fire. Whatever it takes to pull his chestnuts out of the fire in Virginia. I think it'll take more than him to pull their chestnuts out of the fire. As you know, part of the tens of billions of dollars that he is asking for today is to pull his chestnuts out of the fire. When it comes to pulling his chestnuts out of the fire, however, the UAW leadership is at the ready. Origin Early 16th century: from Old English chesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut. noun.1 phr.
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