hen

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  • n.母鸡;雌禽

复数: hens

henhen

noun

1

母鸡
a female chicken, often kept for its eggs or meat

a small flock of laying hens

一小群下蛋的母鸡

battery hens

层架式鸡笼饲养的母鸡

2

雌禽
any female bird

a hen pheasant

雌雉

hen

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 母鸡
    A hen is a female chicken. People often keep hens in order to eat them or sell their eggs.

  • 2
    N-COUNT 雌禽
    The female of any bird can be referred to as a hen .

    ...ostrich hens.

    雌性鸵鸟

noun

1
female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
2
adult female bird
3
adult female chicken
Synonym: biddy
4
flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

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  1. The hen broods eight eggs this time .

    母鸡这次孵8个蛋。

  2. The hen ate the grains of corn on the ground .

    母鸡啄食地上的谷粒。

  3. The hens are not laying well .

    母鸡现在不爱下蛋。

  4. The hen may not be able to feed its young .

    雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。

  5. Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens ' ability to lay .

    春天严寒的天气降低了母鸡的产蛋能力。

  6. The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen .

    雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。

  7. The hens darted away on all sides , raising a cloud of dust .

    一群母鸡四处乱窜,搅起一团尘土。

  8. They are prolific breeders , with many hens laying up to six eggs .

    他们都是多产的饲养员,养的母鸡很多都可以下6个蛋之多。

  9. This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box

    这样可以使这对公鸡和母鸡正常交配,让母鸡不再呆在鸡窝里。

  10. I threw pebbles at the hens , and that made them jump and squawk .

    我朝母鸡扔卵石,吓得它们乱跳乱叫。

  11. The hens don 't lay during this cold weather .

    这样冷的天气母鸡不会下蛋。

  12. This roast hen is done to a turn .

    这鸡烤得正到火候。

  13. My hens are laying well .

    我养的鸡产蛋很多。

  14. The hen has flown away and the eggs in the coop are broken .

    鸡飞蛋打。

  15. The chickens gathered under the hen .

    小鸡聚集在母鸡翅膀下面。

  16. The hen is sitting .

    母鸡抱窝了。

  17. The weasel goes to pay his respects to the hen -- not with the best of intentions . ; A weasel giving new year 's greetings to a hen has ulterior motives .

    黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心。

  18. A hot , dry thermal sat there like a brooding hen .

    干热低压槽犹如抱窝的母鸡赖着不走。

  19. You get eggs from hens .

    蛋是母鸡下的。

  20. The hen brought off a brood of young .

    母鸡孵出了一窝小鸡。

  21. Are your hens laying well ?

    你的母鸡下蛋多吗?

  22. It is time for hens to brood .

    该是母鸡孵蛋的时候了。

  23. The boy has got a hen sparrow .

    那男孩抓到一只雌麻雀。

  24. The hen started clucking after she laid an egg .

    母鸡下完蛋后,咯咯地叫个不停。

  25. The hen crackles when she has laid an egg .

    母鸡下了蛋就咯咯地叫。

  26. The weasel pays a courtesy visit to the hen ; not with the best of intentions .

    狼给鸡拜年,不怀好意。

  27. The hen has hatched all her chickens out .

    这只母鸡已经孵出了她的全部小鸡。

  28. The hen pecks all day .

    母鸡整天啄来啄去。

  29. A hen hatches chickens .

    母鸡孵化小鸡。

  30. A hen cackles . a cock crows .

    母鸡咯咯叫,公鸡喔喔啼。