chicken 详细解释
chicken
['tʃikin]
n.鸡, 鸡肉, 胆小者
adj.懦弱的, 胆小的
vi.失去勇气
n.小妞,少女
n.
1. (小)鸡; 小鸟[C]
2. 鸡肉[U]
This chicken is tender.
这鸡肉很嫩。
3. 【俚】少女, 小妞[C]
4. 【俚】胆小鬼, 懦夫[C]
5. 【口】胆量的比试[U]
a.
1. 鸡肉的; 鸡味的
2. 幼小的; 细小的
3. 【俚】胆怯的[F]
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。
词形变化
动词过去式: chickened | 动词过去分词: chickened | 动词现在分词: chickening | 动词第三人称单数: chickens |
词义辨析
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 chicken:
the flesh of a chicken used for food
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
同义词：Gallus gallus
a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
形容词 chicken:
easily frightened
同义词：chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied
短语词组
count one's chickens before they are hatched
1. 过早乐观
It's quite possible that you will get the job, but don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
你很有可能得到这工作, 但也别过早乐观。
补充
chickenchicken英:[ˈtʃikin] 美:[ˈtʃɪkən]n.1.鸡2.鸡肉例句
1. roast chicken with wild mushrooms野菇烤鸡 2. I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.我很怕黑, 是个十足的懦夫。 3. Don't be such a chicken!不要这样畏首畏尾！ 4. In his bright yellow VW he plays chicken with lorries.他开着他的明黄色大众汽车和大货车叫板。 5. It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?这是个先有鸡还是先有蛋的问题。究竟是营养缺乏导致了湿疹, 还是湿疹造成了某些营养的缺乏呢？ 6. Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way.不要像无头苍蝇似的到处乱撞, 让你的努力有点成效吧。 7. She's no chicken.她已青春不再了。 8. Why are you so chicken, Gregory?格雷戈里, 你为什么如此胆小呢？ 9. skinless chicken breast for $10.95/kg每千克10.95美元的无皮鸡胸肉 10. She promised to climb up the perilous peak along with us the next day,but she chickened out at the last moment.她答应第二天和我们一道去攀登险峰，但到时候却不敢去了。 11. roast chicken.烤鸡肉。 12. they were too chicken to follow the murderers into the mountains .他们胆子太小，不敢进山追那些杀人凶手。 13. the referee chickened out of giving a penalty.裁判因胆小没有判罚。 14. chicken soup鸡汤 15. Mark chickened out of swimming across the river when he saw how far it was.马克看到河的对岸颇远，便临阵退缩，不敢游过去了。 16. We had chicken for dinner.晚餐我们吃了鸡肉。 17. fried/roasted/grilled chicken炸鸡；烤鸡 18. chicken soup/broth鸡汤 19. chicken salad鸡肉沙拉 20. "It's just a spider, you chicken!"就是一只蜘蛛而已，你这个胆小鬼！ 21. Don't be such a big chicken.别这么胆小。 22. Don't count your chickens before they hatch—we don't know yet if she will accept our offer.别高兴过早了——我们还不知道她是否会接受我们的报价。 23. He's too chicken [=cowardly] to stand up to them.他过于懦弱，不敢与他们抗争。 24. "You're chicken, aren't you?"你是个胆小鬼，对不对？ 25. "He was going to ask her on a date, but he chickened out at the last minute."他本打算约她出来，但临阵退缩了。