chestnut

n.栗子；栗树；栗色；栗色马；陈词滥调；七叶树；马的胼胝

adj.栗色的

These chestnuts are of bright reddish-brown. 这些栗子是鲜亮的红褐色。

The chestnut trees were breaking into green. 栗树一下就绿了。

He gave as his excuse for being late that old chestnut about the train being delayed. 他用火车误点那样老掉牙的说法作为自己迟到的借口。

I call her hair chestnut rather than brown. 我宁愿说她的头发是栗色的,而不愿说她的头发是棕色的。

栗

地栗