词汇 | chicken |
释义 | chicken noun uk/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ us/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ (BIRD) A2 [ C or U ]鸡;鸡肉 a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked and eaten A male chicken is called a cock and a female chicken is called a hen. 公鸡叫 cock,母鸡称作 hen。 We're having roast/fried chicken for dinner. 晚饭我们吃烤鸡/炸鸡。
(PERSON) [ C ] informal胆小鬼,懦夫 a person who is not brave Jump, you chicken! 跳呀,你这胆小鬼! Idioms a chicken and egg situationidiom informal 难定鸡与蛋孰先的情况;因果难定的情形 a situation in which it is impossible to say which of two things existed first and which caused the other one play chickenidiom slang 比试胆量 to play dangerous games in order to discover who is the bravest chicken adjective [ after verb ] child's word uk/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ us/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ 胆小的,胆怯的 not brave Why won't you jump? Are you chicken? 你干嘛不跳?害怕了? Synonyms: cowardlycraven fainthearted lily-livered pusillanimous timidtimorous weak-kneed yellow (NOT BRAVE) |
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