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chicken

chicken
[英] [ˈtʃikin] [美] [ˈtʃɪkən] 生词本

n.

adj.

vi.

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1. N-COUNT 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 胆小鬼 If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. 

  • 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 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. 

  • I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.

    我不想高兴得太早。

4. 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. 

  • 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 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. 

  • 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; 
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chicken out 
Noun

1. the flesh of a chicken used for food

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

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

4. a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

Adjective

1. easily frightened

1. A small chicken bone lodged in his throat, and had to be removed by a doctor.
一小块鸡骨头卡在他的喉咙里，不得不让医生取出来。

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2. Granny cooked a chicken especially for the wounded soldier.
老大娘特别为伤员炖了一只鸡。

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3. He demolished two big platefuls of chicken.
他吃光了两大盘鸡肉。

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4. He finished off two bowls of chicken noodles soup in no time.
他很快吃完了两碗鸡汤面。

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5. He is thoroughly domesticated and cooks a delicious chicken casserole.
他精于家务，烹制的砂锅炖小鸡非常可口。

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6. He stuffed the chicken with Frankfort meat.
他用灌香肠的碎肉给鸡填馅。

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7. He tore the cooked chicken apart and began to eat it.
他把煮好的鸡肉撕开就开始吃起来。

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8. I will help myself to the chicken.
我会自己动手吃鸡的。

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9. Let's cut up the chicken and make some soup.
我们把鸡剁成块煮汤吧。

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10. My salary is chicken feed compared with hers.
与她相比，我的工资少得可怜。

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11. Put the chicken pieces in a casserole.
把鸡块放到砂锅里。

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12. She spoke through a mouthful of chicken.
她说话时嘴里含着一块鸡肉。

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13. She was no chicken perhaps, but she was on the ball.
也许她并不是个胆怯的人，不过她一直是在保持着警惕。

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14. The chicken picked about the yard.
小鸡在院子里到处啄食。

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15. The cook singed the chicken to remove the fine hairs.
厨师把鸡燎一下，以便去掉细毛。

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16. The eagle swooped down on a chicken.
老鹰猛扑小鸡。

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17. The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.
老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

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18. The new feed can fatten the chicken up quickly enough for market.
新饲料能使鸡长得更快，以适应市场需求。

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19. The wings of the chicken have become vestigial; it can no longer fly.
鸡的翅膀逐渐退化，不会在空中飞行了。

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20. They had chicken breasts for lunch.
他们午餐吃鸡胸肉。

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