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Chicken是什么意思

Chicken

英[ˈtʃɪkɪn] 美[ˈtʃɪkɪn]

n. 鸡（肉），胆小鬼；

复数：chickens;

同义词

Chicken的同义词之：
cowardly craven meat yellow

词组

don't count your chickens before they're hatched
see count 见 count
running (或 rushing) about like a headless chicken
(informal)acting in a panic-stricken manner and not thinking clearly about what should be done (非正式)慌如无头小鸡，惊惶失措

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

鸡

Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
例句
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
N-COUNT

胆小鬼

If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something.
例句
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.
例句
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.
例句
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.
例句
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。

英英词典释义

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