| 词汇 | chicken |
| 释义 | chicken (adjective) chicken (verb) chicken 10 ENTRIES FOUND: chicken (noun) chicken (adjective) chicken (verb) chicken-and-egg (adjective) chicken-fried steak (noun) chicken feed (noun) chicken pox (noun) chicken wire (noun) spring chicken (noun) count (verb) 1 chicken /ˈtʃɪkn̩/ noun plural chickens 1 chicken /ˈtʃɪkn̩/ noun plural chickens Learner's definition of CHICKEN 1 a [count] : a bird that is raised by people for its eggs and meat鸡 b [noncount] : the meat of the chicken used as food鸡肉 We had chicken for dinner.晚餐我们吃了鸡肉。 fried/roasted/grilled chicken炸鸡；烤鸡 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 chicken soup/broth鸡汤 chicken salad鸡肉沙拉 2 [count] informal : a person who is afraid : coward懦夫；胆小鬼 It's just a spider, you chicken!就是一只蜘蛛而已，你这个胆小鬼！ Don't be such a big chicken.别这么胆小。 count your chickens ◊ If you count your chickens or (US) count your chickens before they hatch or (Brit) before they're hatched, you believe that something you want to happen will definitely happen before you know for certain that it really will.蛋未孵，先数鸡；高兴过早了 Don't count your chickens before they hatch—we don't know yet if she will accept our offer.别高兴过早了——我们还不知道她是否会接受我们的报价。 your chickens come home to roost — see 2roost — see also spring chicken 2 chicken /ˈtʃɪkn̩/ adjective 2 chicken /ˈtʃɪkn̩/ adjective Learner's definition of CHICKEN not used before a noun [more chicken; most chicken] informal : too afraid to do something胆怯；懦弱；怯弱 He's too chicken [=cowardly] to stand up to them.他过于懦弱，不敢与他们抗争。 You're chicken, aren't you?你是个胆小鬼，对不对？ 3 chicken /ˈtʃɪkn̩/ verb chickens; chickened; chickening 3 chicken /ˈtʃɪkn̩/ verb chickens; chickened; chickening Learner's definition of CHICKEN chicken out [phrasal verb] informal : to decide not to do something because you are afraid因害怕而放弃 He was going to ask her on a date, but he chickened out at the last minute.他本打算约她出来，但临阵退缩了。 |
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