| 单词 | chicken |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[ˈtʃɪkɪn] 美[ˈtʃɪkən] |
| 解释 | 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; |
| 例句 | N-COUNT 鸡 Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat. 例: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。 例:...free-range chickens.散养的鸡 N-COUNT 胆小鬼 If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. 例:I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.我怕黑,是个十足的胆小鬼。 PHRASE 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. 例:I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.我不想高兴得太早。 PHRASE 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. 例: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? PHRASE 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. 例: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。 |
| 变形 | third:chickens~pl:chickens~ing:chickening~past:chickened~ |
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