chicken
英 [ˈtʃɪkɪn] 美 [ˈtʃɪkən]

n.

鸡；鸡肉；胆小鬼；懦夫

adj.

胆怯的；幼小的；胆小的；

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；

变形

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

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]小鸡 a bird that people keep on farms for its eggs and meat
2. [U]鸡肉 the meat of cock or hen eaten as food

英英释义

chicken

• n.
  • the flesh of a chicken used for food

    同义词：pouletvolaille

  • a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

    同义词：Gallus gallus

  • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

    同义词：wimpcrybaby

  • a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
• adj.easily frightened

  同义词：chickenheartedlily-liveredwhite-liveredyellowyellow-bellied

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• boil chicken煮鸡
• bone a chicken给鸡去骨
• cook chicken烹鸡,煮鸡
• count one's chickens数鸡
• dress a chicken把鸡开膛洗净
• eat a chicken吃鸡
• feed chickens喂鸡
• kill a chicken杀鸡
• open a chicken把鸡开膛
• raise chickens养鸡
• sell chickens卖小鸡

形容词+～

• boiled chicken煮熟的鸡
• fat chicken肥胖的鸡
• roasted chicken烤熟的鸡
• spring chicken没有经验的年轻人,黄毛丫头
• young chicken小鸡

～+名词

• chicken broth鸡汤
• chicken yard鸡圈,鸡窝

介词+～

• a brood of chickens一群小鸡

词组短语

fried chicken n. 炸鸡

chicken soup鸡汤；心灵鸡汤

chicken breast[医]鸡胸

chicken meat鸡肉

chicken feed家禽饲料；极小额的款项；零钱

chicken wing n. 鸡翅膀；折臂固定

grilled chicken烤鸡；烧鸡；炙鸡

chicken pox[医]水痘

chicken farm n. 养鸡场

roast chicken烤鸡；烧鸡；烤油鸡；片皮脆烧鸡

kentucky fried chicken肯德基

chicken broth鸡汤

chicken salad鸡沙律；鸡沙拉

chicken sandwich鸡肉三明治；两男夹女

spring chicken n. 童子鸡；年轻人（年轻幼稚的女子）

we do chicken right我们做鸡是对的（肯德基的宣传语）

chicken manure鸡粪

chicken leg白云凤爪，鸡腿

chicken out临阵退缩；[美俚]因害怕而停止做某事

chicken liver n. 鸡肝；胆小鬼

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

chicken, chick

这二者均可指小鸡,

chicken 还可以当鸡肉 The chicken is delicious.

chick小鸡

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He has a chicken farm.
   他有一个养鸡场。
2. He is mending the wire mesh in front of the chicken coop.
   他正在鸡笼前面修理铁丝网。
3. This soup tastes of chicken.
   这汤里有鸡肉的味道。
4. There was fried chicken for dinner.
   有炸鸡肉作晚餐。
5. Don't be a chicken.
   不要害怕。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. I was terrified, but I didn't want the others to think I was chicken.
   我很害怕,但是我不想其他人认为我很怯懦。
2. They thought I was chicken when I refused to go with them.
   当我拒绝跟他们走时,他们以为我胆怯了。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

1. The boy chickened out of climbing up the tree.
   男孩胆怯了,不敢爬上这棵树。
2. I wanted to tell the boss what I thought, but I chickened out at the last minute.
   我本想把自己的想法告诉老板,但最后还是没敢说。

权威例句

Chicken & Egg: Competition among Intermediation Service Providers
Chicken and Egg: Competition Among Intermediation Service Providers
The chicken B locus is a minimal essential major histocompatibility complex.
Sequence and gene organization of the chicken mitochondrial genome. A novel gene order in higher vertebrates.
Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution.
Land use and vegetation associated with greater prairie-chicken leks in an agricultural landscape.
A 5′ element of the chicken β-globin domain serves as an insulator in human erythroid cells and protects against position effect i...
Epidemiology of infection by nontuberculous mycobacteria. VIII. Absence of mycobacteria in chicken litter.
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