"chicken feed" بـChinese (Traditional)
小錢微不足道的錢
التعريف
非常少、微不足道的一點錢,通常少到不值得在意。
ملاحظات الاستخدام (Chinese (Traditional))
非正式用語,常用於抱怨工資太低或說數額微不足道。與真正的雞飼料無關。常出現在‘和……相比’或‘做那麼多工作’等語境。
أمثلة
They offered me chicken feed for the job.
他們為這份工作只給了我**小錢**。
He sold his car for chicken feed.
他把車賤賣成了**小錢**。
Farmers earn chicken feed compared to big companies.
和大公司比起來,農民賺的只是**小錢**。
All that overtime work, and I got paid chicken feed.
加班那麼多,結果只拿到了**小錢**。
My raise this year was chicken feed—barely enough to notice.
今年工資漲的就是**小錢**,幾乎沒感覺到。
These bonuses are chicken feed compared to what management gets.
這些獎金和管理層拿的比,簡直是**小錢**。