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eat [peanuts]
I like to eat peanuts.
我喜欢吃花生。
花生
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
花生
An edible seed that grows underground in a thin shell, often eaten roasted or used in peanut butter.
I like to eat peanuts.
我喜欢吃花生。
一种形似坚果的豆科植物果实,原产于南美洲。
A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
花生藤的地下豆荚
underground pod of the peanut vine
参见peanuts(极少数量)。
See peanuts (“very small amount”).
广泛种植于热带和温暖地区的美国植物；具有弯曲到土壤中以便种子荚成熟的黄色花朵
widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
I love eating roasted peanuts as a snack.
我喜欢吃烤花生作为零食。
She added crushed peanuts to the sauce for extra crunch.
她在酱汁中加入了碎花生以增加口感。
We planted peanuts in the garden this spring.
今年春天我们在花园里种了花生。
I like to eat peanuts.
我喜欢吃花生。
注意：'peanut'作定语时用单数形式。
I love peanut butter.
我喜欢花生酱。
非正式表达，意为报酬很低。
These employees get paid peanuts for their hard work.
这些员工辛勤工作却只得到极少的报酬。
Not this
I bought some peanut at the store.
Use this
I bought some peanuts at the store.
“peanut”是可数名词，表示多个花生时要用复数形式“peanuts”。
Not this
He gets paid peanut for his hard work.
Use this
He gets paid peanuts for his hard work.
表示“极少的钱”时，固定习语中使用复数形式“peanuts”，而非单数“peanut”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
花生酱
I spread peanut butter on my toast every morning.
我每天早上在吐司上抹花生酱。
花生油
Peanut oil is commonly used for frying in many cuisines.
花生油在许多菜系中常用于油炸。
花生过敏
She has a severe peanut allergy and must avoid all peanut products.
她对花生严重过敏，必须避免所有花生制品。
花生壳
The children collected peanut shells for a craft project.
孩子们收集花生壳做手工艺品。
烤花生
Roasted peanuts make a tasty and healthy snack.
烤花生是一种美味又健康的小吃。
花生酱三明治
He packed a peanut butter sandwich for lunch.
他午餐带了一个花生酱三明治。
廉价座位观众；指喜欢发表评论或挑剔的人
The critics in the peanut gallery had a lot to say.
那些廉价座位的观众有很多话要说。
少得可怜的钱
He works for peanuts at the local diner.
他在当地小餐馆工作，工资少得可怜。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use peanut naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
花生英文peanut可拆为pea（豌豆）和nut（坚果），想象一颗豌豆变成了坚果，实际上花生是豆类。
语域：neutral 常见场景：食品、烹饪、农业 通常“peanut”指花生（坚果或植物），属于日常生活中性词汇。
Words like 'nut', 'cut', 'hut', 'but' rhyme with the second syllable ('-nut') of 'peanut' (/nʌt/). 'Pea' shares the first syllable sound and spelling. Lookalikes such as 'peal' (/piːl/) or 'peach' (/piːtʃ/) have the same initial sound but different endings; 'pumpkin' may appear similar in spelling but has a different vowel sound (/pʌmpkɪn/).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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