spring chicken 详细解释

spring chicken

n. <俚>年轻人
n. (食用的, 菜肴的名称)童子鸡

ph.

1. 小鸡

2. 【口】无经验天真无邪的年轻人

Grandpa said he's no spring chicken.

祖父说他不是不经世故的人。

词形变化

动词过去式: sprang/sprung | 动词过去分词: sprung | 动词现在分词: springing | 动词第三人称单数: springs |

词义辨析

同义参见:

youth  

英英释义

名词 spring chicken:

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

同义词：young person, youth, younker

a young chicken having tender meat

补充

spring chickenspring chickenn.1.童子鸡

例句

1. you're no spring chicken yourself any more.你不再是不懂事的毛头小子了。 2. "She's no spring chicken, that's for sure."毫无疑问，她年纪不小了。

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