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chicken/ˈtʃɪkɪn//ˈtʃɪkɪn/ ★★★★★n. - chickens
- chickening
- chickened
- chickened
- chicken
- more chicken
- most chicken
n- ① 1小鸡;雏鸟2【主美】鸡
- The hen has five chickens.那只母鸡有五只小鸡。
- ② 鸡肉
- We had chicken for dinner.我们晚餐吃了鸡肉。
- ③ 1[通常作no chicken]小孩;(尤指)小姑娘2【俚】胆小者,懦夫
- Betty is no (spring) chicken.蓓蒂(已)不是小孩子[已不再年轻]。
adj- ①[无比较级](食物等)鸡肉的
- chicken salad鸡肉沙拉
- chicken soup鸡汤
- ③ 【俚】怯懦的
- Why are you so chicken?你为什么这样怯懦?
vi- ① 变怯懦
- She chickened out when she saw how difficult it was.当她看到它有多难时,她就因胆怯而放弃了。
- He chickened out on the plan.他因胆怯而退出那项计划。
- He chickened out of going.他因害怕而不去。
短语- count one's chickens before they are hatched
- ①[通常用于否定的祈使句]【谚】小鸡未孵出前先算会有几只(喻事未成功前,过于自信);打如意算盘
- go to bed with the chickens
同义词- chickenhearted
- cowardly
- craven
- dastard
- dastardly
- faint-hearted
- funk
- gutless
- lily-livered
- poltroon
- pusillanimous
- unmanly
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
- yellow-belly
- Gallus gallus
- crybaby
- poulet
- volaille
- white-livered
- wimp
词路径- entity
- physical entity
- matter
- solid
- food
- solid food
- meat
- bird
- fowl
- poultry
- chicken
- poulet
- volaille
上位词- competition
- contest
- domestic fowl
- doormat
- fowl
- poultry
- weakling
- wuss
下位词- Dominick
- Dominique
- Orpington
- Rhode Island red
- biddy
- broiler
- capon
- chick
- cock
- frier
- fryer
- hen
- pullet
- roaster
- rooster
- spatchcock
- spring chicken
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