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chicken

美 [ˈtʃɪkɪn]英 [ˈtʃɪkɪn]
  • n.鸡;鸡肉
  • adj.胆怯;懦弱;怯懦
  • vi.以畏缩的方式去做;失去勇气;在最后一刻因胆怯而退出了

复数: chickens 现在分词: chickening 过去分词: chickened 第三人称单数: chickens

chick n.幼鸟 + -en 人/物

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chickenchicken

noun

1


a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meat

They keep chickens in the back yard.

他们在后院养鸡。

free-range chickens

自由放养的鸡

2

鸡肉
meat from a chicken

fried/roast chicken

炸 / 烧鸡

chicken stock/soup

原汁鸡汤;鸡汤

chicken breasts/livers/thighs

鸡胸脯肉 / 肝 / 大腿

chicken and chips

炸鸡块配炸薯条

习语

a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other

to play a game in which people do sth dangerous for as long as they can to show how brave they are. The person who stops first has lost the game.

to be very busy and active trying to do sth, but not very organized, with the result that you do not succeed

verb

1

因害怕而放弃;临阵退缩;胆怯
to decide not to do sth because you are afraid

adj.

not before noun胆怯;懦弱;怯懦
not brave; afraid to do sth

chicken

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT
    Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.

    Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.

    莱昂内尔做了个鸡笼,打算养些鸡,吃上新鲜鸡蛋。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 胆小鬼
    If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something.

    I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.

    我怕黑,是个十足的胆小鬼。

  • 3
    PHRASE 高兴得太早;过早地打如意算盘
    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.

    I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.

    我不想高兴得太早。

  • 4
    PHRASE 鸡和蛋的问题(指很难决定孰先孰后、孰因孰果的情境)
    If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one.

    It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?

    这是个鸡和蛋的问题。是因为营养缺乏导致湿疹呢,还是湿疹导致了某些营养缺乏?

  • 5
    PHRASE 像只没头的苍蝇到处乱窜
    If someone is running round like a headless chicken or rushing around like a headless chicken, they are panicking when they should be thinking carefully about what needs to be done.

    Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way.

    别像只没头苍蝇东一头西一头的,力气要用对地方。

  • 6
    chickens come home to roost→ see:roost

noun

1
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs;believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Synonym: Gallus gallus
2
a foolhardy competition;a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
3
the flesh of a chicken used for food
Synonym: poulet volaille
4
a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Synonym: wimp crybaby

adj

1
easily frightened
Synonym: chickenhearted lily-livered white-livered yellow yellow-bellied

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  1. This chicken isn 't cooked in the middle .

    这只鸡还没有熟透。

  2. The chicken was only half cooked .

    鸡只煮了半熟。

  3. He went to the party in a giant chicken costume .

    他是打扮成一只大鸡去参加聚会的。

  4. Make sure you defrost the chicken completely before cooking .

    一定让冻鸡化透后再烹调。

  5. They keep chickens in the back yard .

    他们在后院养鸡。

  6. It tastes like chicken , only stronger .

    这东西尝起来像鸡肉,只是味道浓一点。

  7. It 's cold chicken for lunch .

    午餐吃鸡肉冷盘。

  8. Let 's not count our proverbial chickens .

    我们还是不要过分乐观。

  9. There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens .

    有一只狐狸在鸡群附近徘徊。

  10. She spooned the sauce over the chicken pieces .

    她用勺把沙司浇到鸡块上。

  11. I 'll have the steak and chicken combo platter .

    我要牛排和鸡组合餐。

  12. The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time

    鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。

  13. This simple chicken dish costs less than £ 1 a head

    这道简单的鸡肉菜肴每人的花费还不到1英镑。

  14. He had chickens and things round the back

    他在房子后面养了些鸡啊什么的。

  15. I 've brought you some eggs . We keep chickens

    我给你带了些鸡蛋。我们养鸡。

  16. If you casserole chicken pieces , take the skin off first .

    要是炖鸡块的话,先去掉鸡皮。

  17. I personally would rather roast a chicken whole .

    我个人更愿意烤整只鸡。

  18. I 'm scared of the dark . I 'm a big chicken .

    我怕黑,是个十足的胆小鬼。

  19. Peter fought his way through a blizzard to save one of the chickens .

    彼得为了救其中一只鸡在暴风雪中艰难前行。

  20. Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way .

    别像只没头苍蝇东一头西一头的,力气要用对地方。

  21. I was making a million a year , but that 's chicken feed in the pop business .

    我一年能赚上一百万,不过在流行音乐产业中,这点钱不值一提。

  22. His chicken eggs sell for $ 22 a dozen .

    他的鸡蛋卖22美元一打。

  23. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock .

    鸡饲料的缺乏意味着养鸡场将不得不杀掉饲养的鸡。

  24. They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni .

    他们往往会买便宜的加工食品,像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。

  25. Domestic chickens are descended from jungle fowl of Southeast Asia .

    家鸡是由东南亚原鸡演变而来的。

  26. I don 't want to count my chickens before they are hatched .

    我不想高兴得太早。

  27. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables , with apple pie to follow .

    他决定点烤鸡配蔬菜,然后是苹果派。

  28. Her husband 's memories are of living off roast chicken and drinking whisky

    她丈夫只记得过去吃烤鸡、喝威士忌的日子。

  29. A fiery combination of chicken , chillies and rice .

    把鸡肉、辣椒和米饭和在一起、口味辛辣的搭配

  30. She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken .

    她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。

  • 短语动词
  • 习语

(由于害怕)退出,临阵退缩

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chicken out (of sth/of doing sth)

因害怕而放弃;临阵退缩;胆怯
to decide not to do sth because you are afraid

n.

a chicken-and-egg situation, problem, etc.

鸡与蛋孰先难定的情况;因果难定的问题
a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other

play chicken

比试胆量
to play a game in which people do sth dangerous for as long as they can to show how brave they are. The person who stops first has lost the game.

don't count your chickens (before they are hatched)

不要蛋未孵化先数小鸡;别过早打如意算盘
you should not be too confident that sth will be successful, because sth may still go wrong

run around like a headless chicken

无头绪地瞎忙一通
to be very busy and active trying to do sth, but not very organized, with the result that you do not succeed

sth comes home to roost


同义词

n.

chook