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chicken n.鸡；鸡肉；胆小者adj.懦弱的；胆小的vi.失去勇气 (1) 他有一个养鸡场。(2) 他正在鸡笼前面修理铁丝网。(3) 这汤里有鸡肉的味道。(4) 有炸鸡肉作晚餐。(5) 我很害怕,但是我不想其他人认为我很怯懦。(6) 当我拒绝跟他们走时,他们以为我胆怯了。(7) 男孩胆怯了,不敢爬上这棵树。(8) 我本想把自己的想法告诉老板,但最后还是没敢说。 You can talk about your pet chicken with its brown feathers and funny feet, but you might also use the word chicken to order dinner at a restaurant: "I'll have the chicken." When a person is described as a chicken, it means she's easily scared or a coward. The Old English cicen, "young fowl," is the source of chicken. Calling someone chicken for being frightened has been hurting feelings since the 14th century.

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英 ['tʃɪkɪn] 美 ['tʃɪkɪn] (1) He has a chicken farm.(2) He is mending the wire mesh in front of the chicken coop.(3) This soup tastes of chicken.(4) There was fried chicken for dinner.(5) I was terrified, but I didn't want the others to think I was chicken.(6) They thought I was chicken when I refused to go with them.(7) The boy chickened out of climbing up the tree.(8) I wanted to tell the boss what I thought, but I chickened out at the last minute. A chicken is a domesticated bird that is raised on farms for meat or eggs. Many cities allow people to keep a few chickens in their yards as pets and egg layers. 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

英语单词	chicken
英美音标	英 ['tʃɪkɪn] 美 ['tʃɪkɪn]
中文释义	n.鸡；鸡肉；胆小者 adj.懦弱的；胆小的 vi.失去勇气
英语例句	(1) He has a chicken farm. (2) He is mending the wire mesh in front of the chicken coop. (3) This soup tastes of chicken. (4) There was fried chicken for dinner. (5) I was terrified, but I didn't want the others to think I was chicken. (6) They thought I was chicken when I refused to go with them. (7) The boy chickened out of climbing up the tree. (8) I wanted to tell the boss what I thought, but I chickened out at the last minute.
中文例句	(1) 他有一个养鸡场。 (2) 他正在鸡笼前面修理铁丝网。 (3) 这汤里有鸡肉的味道。 (4) 有炸鸡肉作晚餐。 (5) 我很害怕,但是我不想其他人认为我很怯懦。 (6) 当我拒绝跟他们走时,他们以为我胆怯了。 (7) 男孩胆怯了,不敢爬上这棵树。 (8) 我本想把自己的想法告诉老板,但最后还是没敢说。
vocabulary简明	A chicken is a domesticated bird that is raised on farms for meat or eggs. Many cities allow people to keep a few chickens in their yards as pets and egg layers.
vocabulary扩展	You can talk about your pet chicken with its brown feathers and funny feet, but you might also use the word chicken to order dinner at a restaurant: "I'll have the chicken." When a person is described as a chicken, it means she's easily scared or a coward. The Old English cicen, "young fowl," is the source of chicken. Calling someone chicken for being frightened has been hurting feelings since the 14th century.
柯林斯解释	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

Chicken I Egg Phrase 短语 Headless Chickened Bird