chicken
/ˈtʃɪkɪn/
(chickening, chickened,chickens)
1. 可数名词Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat. 鸡
- Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs. 莱昂内尔搭建了一个鸡笼，这样他们就可以养鸡，得到新鲜鸡蛋。
2. 不可数名词Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. 鸡肉
- ...roast chicken with wild mushrooms. …烤鸡肉和野蘑菇。
3. 可数名词 If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. 胆小鬼 [非正式]
- I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken. 我很怕黑。我是个十足的胆小鬼。
4. 形容词Chicken is also an adjective. 胆小的 [v-link ADJ]
- Why are you so chicken, Gregory? 你为什么这么胆小，格雷戈里？
5. 习语 If you say that someone is counting their chickens, you mean that they are assuming that they will be successful or get something, when this is not certain. 蛋尚未孵出就数小鸡; 指望得过早
- I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched. 我不想指望得过早。
6. chickens come home to roost →see roost
chickening
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