"peanut" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 花生

Definition

Peanut 是一种可食用的小种子，长在地下的壳里，常被烤着吃、加盐吃，或做成花生酱。它也可以指生产这种种子的植物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在日常英语里，'peanut' 通常指食物，而不是植物。常见搭配有 'peanut butter'、'peanut allergy'、'roasted peanuts' 和 'peanut oil'。在非正式英语中，'peanuts' 也可以表示很少的钱，比如：'They paid me peanuts.'

Examples

I ate a peanut after lunch.

我午饭后吃了一颗**花生**。

This cookie has peanuts in it.

这块饼干里有**花生**。

She is allergic to peanuts.

她对**花生**过敏。

Can you grab some peanuts for the game tonight?

你今晚看比赛时能买点**花生**吗？

I can't eat that sauce if it has peanut oil.

如果那种酱里有**花生**油，我就不能吃。

They offered him peanuts for all that extra work.

那么多额外工作，他们给他的报酬少得可怜，简直是**花生米**。