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chicken chicken ★★★☆☆/tʃɪ̱kɪn/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]鸡 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。...free-range chickens.散养的鸡Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food.鸡肉...roast chicken with wild mushrooms.野山菌烤鸡...chicken soup.鸡汤2[N-COUNT	可数名词]胆小鬼 If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something.   [v-link ADJ]  [disapproval]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.我怕黑，是个十足的胆小鬼。Chicken is also an adjective.Why are you so chicken, Gregory?格雷戈里，你怎么就这么胆小呢？3[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.我不想高兴得太早。4[PHRASE	短语]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.   [PHR n]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	短语]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.   [V and N inflect]  [mainly BRIT 主英]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； 相关词组：chicken out  chicken1 nounchicken2 verbchicken3 adjectivechickenchick‧en1 /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ ●●● S2 noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1chicken (1)[countable] a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs → hen, cock, rooster, chick2[uncountable] the meat from this bird eaten as food:  roast chicken fried chicken chicken soup3[countable] informal someone who is not at all brave  SYN  coward:  Don’t be such a chicken!4[uncountable] a game in which children do something dangerous, for example stand on a railway line when a train is coming, and try to be the one who continues doing it for the longest time5which came first, the chicken or the egg? used to say that it is difficult or impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect6a chicken and egg situation/problem etc a situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect7somebody’s chickens have come home to roost used to say that someone’s bad or dishonest actions in the past have caused the problems that they have now → don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatchedat count1(8), → spring chickenCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesfresh (=recently killed and not frozen)· Is the chicken fresh?frozen· We never buy cheap frozen chicken.free-range (=from a chicken that moved around outside and ate naturally)· All the chicken we serve is free-range.roast chicken (=cooked in an oven)· For dinner we're having roast chicken.fried chicken (=cooked in oil)· They filled their plates with fried chicken.skinless chicken (=with the skin removed)· For this recipe, you will need a two pounds of skinless chicken.chicken + NOUNchicken breast/thigh/wing· Chop the chicken breast into pieces.a chicken piece (=a chicken breast, leg, thigh or wing)· You will need two chicken pieces per person.chicken drumsticks (=the lower part of chicken legs)· party food, such as sandwiches and chicken drumsticksa chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc· I'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers.verbsstuff a chicken (=fill a chicken with a mixture of onion, lemon, herbs etc)carve a chicken (=cut up a whole chicken that has been cooked)chicken1 nounchicken2 verbchicken3 adjectivechickenchicken2 verb  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases chicken out phrasal verb informal to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraid:  You’re not chickening out, are you?chicken1 nounchicken2 verbchicken3 adjectivechickenchicken3 adjective [not before noun] informal  Examples Collocations Phrases  not brave enough to do something  SYN  cowardly:  Dave’s too chicken to ask her out.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EQ52O9Ynz4uaX/SV64bAmMmukXcX+J8ZcUKjNENUEz9D7Wff17Jv5lcHjBuZBN/00UP91XDetc+sdWjUunV10PCjEqDIa6GzQSy2EXfeWSR7+W0+XXEi1gILvsRR392mHpizrdOFYI0V8Lw13WHVquBrVsLLNtbExCYoHZCM5bul             chick·en              ★                    /        ˈtʃɪkɪn                ;          NAmE                ˈtʃɪkɪn                /                              noun                ,                  verb                ,                  adjective                            chicken      chickens      chickened      chickening                            noun        ★            _poultry_game_comp.jpg      _chicken.jpg                    1      ★              [countable        ]                    a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meat          鸡                            ◆        They keep chickens in the back yard.        他们在后院养鸡。                    ◆        free-range chickens        自由放养的鸡                    ☞compare                                            cock                                      ,                                            hen                                                  2      ★              [uncountable        ]                    meat from a          chicken          鸡肉                            ◆                  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                    ☞see also                                            spring chicken                                                  IDIOMS              a ˌchicken-and-ˈegg situation, problem, etc.                              a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other              鸡与蛋孰先难定的情况；因果难定的问题                                                  play ˈchicken                              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.              比试胆量                                                  ☞more at                                    count                                   v.            ,                                    headless                              ,                                    home                                   adv.                                  verb                            PHRASAL VERB                    ˌchicken ˈout (of sth/of doing sth)                              (              informal)                        to decide not to do sth because you are afraid              因害怕而放弃；临阵退缩；胆怯                                                                adjective                    [not before noun      ]              (        informal)            not brave; afraid to do sth        胆怯；懦弱；怯懦                    SYN                                    cowardly                                          chick·en              /        ˈtʃɪkɪn                ;          NAmE                ˈtʃɪkɪn                /             chicken[ˈtʃɪkɪn]CET4CET6TEM4考研v149918266616029828814n15432753928465188991883431244j407686452422103NOUN1915716170VERB1691918770ADJ434721498Spoken:92857091chickened[537] chickens[7750]鸡(76%)，鸡肉(22%)，胆小的(1%)，失去勇气(1%)n.鸡肉；小鸡；胆小鬼，懦夫adj.鸡肉的；胆怯的；幼小的

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Collins	chicken ★★★☆☆ /tʃɪ̱kɪn/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]鸡 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。 ...free-range chickens. 散养的鸡 Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food.鸡肉 ...roast chicken with wild mushrooms. 野山菌烤鸡 ...chicken soup. 鸡汤 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]胆小鬼 If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. [v-link ADJ] [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式] I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken. 我怕黑，是个十足的胆小鬼。 Chicken is also an adjective. Why are you so chicken, Gregory? 格雷戈里，你怎么就这么胆小呢？ 3 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched. 我不想高兴得太早。 4 [PHRASE 短语]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. [PHR n] 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 短语]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. [V and N inflect] [mainly BRIT 主英] 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 ；相关词组： chicken out
Oxford	chick·en ★ / ˈtʃɪkɪn ; NAmE ˈtʃɪkɪn / noun , verb , adjective chicken chickens chickened chickening noun ★ _poultry_game_comp.jpg _chicken.jpg 1 ★ [countable ] a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meat 鸡 ◆ They keep chickens in the back yard. 他们在后院养鸡。 ◆ free-range chickens 自由放养的鸡 ☞compare cock , hen 2 ★ [uncountable ] meat from a chicken 鸡肉 ◆ 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 ☞see also spring chicken IDIOMS a ˌchicken-and-ˈegg situation, problem, etc. a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other 鸡与蛋孰先难定的情况；因果难定的问题 play ˈchicken 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. 比试胆量 ☞more at count v. , headless , home adv. verb PHRASAL VERB ˌchicken ˈout (of sth/of doing sth) ( informal) to decide not to do sth because you are afraid 因害怕而放弃；临阵退缩；胆怯 adjective [not before noun ] ( informal) not brave; afraid to do sth 胆怯；懦弱；怯懦 SYN cowardly chick·en / ˈtʃɪkɪn ; NAmE ˈtʃɪkɪn /
LDC	chicken1 noun chicken2 verb chicken3 adjective chickenchick‧en1 /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ ●●● S2 noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1chicken (1)[countable] a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs → hen, cock, rooster, chick2[uncountable] the meat from this bird eaten as food: roast chicken fried chicken chicken soup3[countable] informal someone who is not at all brave SYN coward: Don’t be such a chicken!4[uncountable] a game in which children do something dangerous, for example stand on a railway line when a train is coming, and try to be the one who continues doing it for the longest time5which came first, the chicken or the egg? used to say that it is difficult or impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect6a chicken and egg situation/problem etc a situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect7somebody’s chickens have come home to roost used to say that someone’s bad or dishonest actions in the past have caused the problems that they have now → don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched at count1(8) , → spring chicken COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesfresh (=recently killed and not frozen)· Is the chicken fresh?frozen· We never buy cheap frozen chicken.free-range (=from a chicken that moved around outside and ate naturally)· All the chicken we serve is free-range.roast chicken (=cooked in an oven)· For dinner we're having roast chicken.fried chicken (=cooked in oil)· They filled their plates with fried chicken.skinless chicken (=with the skin removed)· For this recipe, you will need a two pounds of skinless chicken.chicken + NOUNchicken breast/thigh/wing· Chop the chicken breast into pieces.a chicken piece (=a chicken breast, leg, thigh or wing)· You will need two chicken pieces per person.chicken drumsticks (=the lower part of chicken legs)· party food, such as sandwiches and chicken drumsticksa chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc· I'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers.verbsstuff a chicken (=fill a chicken with a mixture of onion, lemon, herbs etc)carve a chicken (=cut up a whole chicken that has been cooked) chicken1 noun chicken2 verb chicken3 adjective chickenchicken2 verb Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases chicken out phrasal verb informal to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraid: You’re not chickening out, are you? chicken1 noun chicken2 verb chicken3 adjective chickenchicken3 adjective [not before noun] informal Examples Collocations Phrases not brave enough to do something SYN cowardly: Dave’s too chicken to ask her out.
WDF	chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn] CET4CET6TEM4考研 v14991 826 66 160 298 288 14 n1543 27539 2846 5188 9918 8343 1244 j40768 64 5 24 22 10 3 NOUN1915 716170 VERB16919 18770 ADJ43472 1498 Spoken: 92857091 chickened[537] chickens[7750] 鸡(76%)，鸡肉(22%)，胆小的(1%)，失去勇气(1%) n.鸡肉；小鸡；胆小鬼，懦夫 adj.鸡肉的；胆怯的；幼小的

Chicken Decide ˈtʃɪkɪn Noun Verb Informal Bird Afraid

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