peanut

noun
🔊/ˈpiːnʌt/
🔊/ˈpiːnʌt/
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  1. (British English also groundnut)
    [countable] a nut that grows underground in a thin shell花生
    • a packet of salted peanuts一包咸花生
    • peanut oil花生油
    Topics Foodb1
  2. peanuts
    [plural] (informal) a very small amount of money很少的钱
    • I won’t work for peanuts.我不会为花生工作。
    • He gets paid peanuts for doing that job.他干那件工作报酬很低。🔊🔊