chicken

英 ['tʃɪkɪn] 美 ['tʃɪkɪn]

• n. 鸡；鸡肉；胆小者
• adj. 懦弱的；胆小的
• vi. 失去勇气

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]小鸡

   a bird that people keep on farms for its eggs and meat

2. [U]鸡肉

   the meat of cock or hen eaten as food

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 鸡肉
2. 小鸡，鸡
3. 家禽，幼禽，<美>松鸡
4. <口>胆小鬼，懦夫，胆量的比试
5. （涉世未深的）青年人，<口>年轻女子，小妞儿
6. <美俚>军队中鸡毛蒜皮的规定，陋规
7. <美俚>男妓，搞同性性关系的青年男子

adj. 形容词

1. （有）鸡肉的
2. 鸡味的
3. 幼小的
4. 细小的
5. <口>胆怯的，怕担风险的
6. <俚>严守陋规的，不重要的

v. 动词

1. 胆怯，畏缩，因胆小而放弃

英英释义

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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He has a chicken farm.
   他有一个养鸡场。
2. He is mending the wire mesh in front of the chicken coop.
   他正在鸡笼前面修理铁丝网。
3. This soup tastes of chicken.
   这汤里有鸡肉的味道。
4. There was fried chicken for dinner.
   有炸鸡肉作晚餐。
5. Don't be a chicken.
   不要害怕。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. I was terrified, but I didn't want the others to think I was chicken.
   我很害怕,但是我不想其他人认为我很怯懦。
2. They thought I was chicken when I refused to go with them.
   当我拒绝跟他们走时,他们以为我胆怯了。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. The boy chickened out of climbing up the tree.
   男孩胆怯了,不敢爬上这棵树。
2. I wanted to tell the boss what I thought, but I chickened out at the last minute.
   我本想把自己的想法告诉老板,但最后还是没敢说。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.
   鹰抓起一只小鸡就飞走了。
2. The new feed can fatten the chickens up quickly enough for market.
   新饲料能使鸡长得更快,以供应市场。
3. The old man likes raising rabbits, chickens, dogs and horses.
   这个老人喜欢养兔子、鸡、狗和马。
4. The farmyard was quiet, with just a few chickens scratching about.
   这农家庭院静悄悄的,只有几只鸡在四处扒食。
5. They had chicken breasts for supper.
   他们晚饭吃了鸡胸脯肉。
6. We all can eat off this large chicken for three days.
   这只大鸡够我们大家吃三天。
7. You can render the chicken down to make stock for soup.
   你可以把这只鸡做成汤。
8. For Christmas, we stuff the chicken with a mixture of bread and flavourings.
   过圣诞节时,我们在鸡腹内塞面包加各种调料。

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

chicken feed

为数甚微的款项; 小额钱币 paltry amount 〔sum〕

count one's chickens (before they are hatched)

过于乐观 count on the outcome of sth before it has happened

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• boil chicken 煮鸡
• bone a chicken 给鸡去骨
• cook chicken 烹鸡,煮鸡
• count one's chickens 数鸡
• dress a chicken 把鸡开膛洗净
• eat a chicken 吃鸡
• feed chickens 喂鸡
• kill a chicken 杀鸡
• open a chicken 把鸡开膛
• raise chickens 养鸡
• sell chickens 卖小鸡

形容词+～

• boiled chicken 煮熟的鸡
• fat chicken 肥胖的鸡
• roasted chicken 烤熟的鸡
• spring chicken 没有经验的年轻人,黄毛丫头
• young chicken 小鸡

～+名词

• chicken broth 鸡汤
• chicken yard 鸡圈,鸡窝

介词+～

• a brood of chickens 一群小鸡

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. chicken可以指作为家禽的鸡,也可指作为食品的鸡肉。作“小鸡”解时是个体名词,可数; 作“鸡肉”解时则是物质名词,不可数。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 鸡下蛋了。

   误 The chicken laid an egg.

   正 The hen laid an egg.

   析 能下蛋的是成熟的母鸡,应该用hen; chicken是指小鸡,尚不到成熟期。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的chiken；最初源自古英语的cycen，意为小公鸡。

近反义词

【近义词】

• cowardly 懦弱的
• lily-livered 胆怯的
• yellow 黄色的
• frightened 受惊的
• scared 害怕的
• reluctant 不情愿的
• fearful 担心的
• apprehensive 忧虑的
• jumpy 跳跃的
• craven 懦弱的
• meat 肉
• afraid 抱歉的
• coward 懦夫
• quitter 对工作半途而废的人; （...
• weakling 虚弱的人
• deserter 背弃者
• runaway 逃跑者
• scaredy-cat 胆小鬼
• volaille 鸡肉
• wimp 懦弱的人
• crybaby 爱哭的孩子
• Gallus gallus 原鸡
• white-livered 苍白憔悴的
• chickenhearted 胆小的
• yellow-bellied (鸟)腹部黄色的...