chestnut

英 [ˈtʃesnʌt]

美 [ˈtʃesnʌt]

n. 栗树; 栗子; 板栗; 栗色; 深红棕色
adj. 栗色的; 红棕色的

复数：chestnuts　

Collins.1 / BNC.7901 / COCA.8866

牛津词典

noun

栗树
a large tree with spreading branches, that produces smooth brown nuts inside cases which are covered with spikes . There are several types of chestnut tree.
栗子；板栗
a smooth brown nut of a chestnut tree, some types of which can be eaten
1. roast chestnuts
  炒板栗
栗色；深红棕色
a deep reddish-brown colour
栗色马；红棕马
a horse of a reddish-brown colour
陈腐的笑话；老掉牙的故事
an old joke or story that has been told so many times that it is no longer amusing or interesting

adj.

See also:horse chestnut
栗子
Chestnutsare the reddish-brown nuts that grow on chestnut trees. You can eat chestnuts.
COLOUR 栗色;红棕色
Something that ischestnutis dark reddish-brown in colour.
1. ...a woman with chestnut hair.
  栗色头发的女子
2. ...a chestnut mare.
  枣红色母马
PHRASE 老掉牙的话(或故事、笑话);老一套
If you refer to a statement, a story, or a joke as anold chestnutor ahoary chestnut, you mean that it has been repeated so often that it is no longer interesting.
1. ...that old chestnut, the war between man and machines.
  又是老掉牙的故事：人机大战

noun

a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
the brown color of chestnuts
edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn
Synonym:chestnut tree
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

adj

(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
1. a chestnut horse
2. chestnut hair

The Study on Pollen Morphology, Germination Rate and Fruit Characters of the Chestnut in Yunnan
云南板栗花粉形态和萌发率及其果实特性的研究
The ridge was named for its crown of noble chestnut trees, a species now of wishful memory.
这座山是以它顶上生长的一种栗子树来命名的，可惜这个树种现在只存在于人们的记忆中了。
Ishiyama serves green tea and autumn chestnut biscuits.
西山贵子拿出绿茶和秋板栗饼干招待我。
He brought a sugar and chestnut loaf for dessert.
他带了糖和板栗面包准备当点心吃。
It should build Chinese chestnut gene bank to protect the Chinese chestnut resources.
提出了建立板栗基因库，保护板栗种质资源的合理建议。
Study on the anti-browning and stability during the Chinese chestnut drink processing
板栗饮料加工中防褐变和稳定性的研究
Attracted by a bird flying from south, he unwarily walked into the chestnut garden.
他被一只从南方飞来的大鸟所吸引，不经意地走进了栗园里。
An oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees.
具有类似于板栗叶的一种橡树。
In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen
花园里，七叶树已经落叶了。
One had chestnut hair, the other, brown.
一个的头发是栗色，另一个是棕色。