chicken 基本解释
- n. 鸡肉；小鸡；胆小鬼，懦夫
- adj. 鸡肉的；胆怯的；幼小的
- vi. 鸡肉的；胆怯的；幼小的
chicken 词态变化
复数: chickens;
chicken 中文词源
chicken 鸡来自PIE*keuk, 鸡叫声，拟声词，词源同cock.
chicken 英文词源
- chicken
- chicken: [OE] Chicken is a widespread Germanic word (Dutch has kuiken, for instance, and Danish kylling), whose ancestor has been reconstructed as *kiukīnam. This was formed, with a diminutive suffix, on a base *keuk-, which some have claimed is a variant of a base which lies behind cock; if that is so, a chicken would amount etymologically to a ‘little cock’ (and historically the term has been applied to young fowl, although nowadays it tends to be the general word, regardless of age). Chick is a 14thcentury abbreviation.
The modern adjectival sense ‘scared’ is a 20th-century revival of a 17thand 18th-century noun sense ‘coward’, based no doubt on chicken-hearted.
=> cock - chicken (n.)
- Old English cicen (plural cicenu) "young fowl," which by early Middle English had came to mean "young chicken," then later any chicken, from Proto-Germanic *kiukinam (cognates: Middle Dutch kiekijen, Dutch kieken, Old Norse kjuklingr, Swedish kyckling, German Küken "chicken"), from root *keuk- (echoic of the bird's sound and possibly also the root of cock (n.1)) + diminutive suffixes.
Applied to the young of other bird species from early 13c. Adjective sense of "cowardly" is at least as old as 14c. (compare hen-herte "a chicken-hearted person," mid-15c.). As the name of a game of danger to test courage, it is first recorded 1953. Chicken feed "paltry sum of money" is by 1897, American English slang; literal use (it is made from the from lowest quality of grain) by 1834. Chicken lobster "young lobster," is from c. 1960s, American English, apparently from chicken in its sense of "young." Generic words for "chicken" in Indo-European tend to be extended uses of "hen" words, as hens are more numerous among domestic fowl, but occasionally they are from words for the young, as in English and in Latin pullus. - chicken (v.)
- "to back down or fail through cowardice," 1943, U.S. slang, from chicken (n.), almost always with out (adv.).
chicken 词组搭配
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
chicken 英文释义
- 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
chicken 双语例句
- 1. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow.
- 他决定点烤鸡配蔬菜，然后再要一份苹果派。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
- 我怕黑，是个十足的胆小鬼。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.
- 他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Prepare the chicken stock using the carcases, the diced vegetables and herbs.
- 做鸡汤的用料有鸡肉、切成块的蔬菜和香料。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She offered Molly tidbits: a chicken drumstick, some cheese.
- 她给了莫莉一些吃的：一根鸡腿下段和一些奶酪。
来自柯林斯例句
chicken 实用场景例句
- They keep chickens in the back yard.
- 他们在后院养鸡。
牛津词典
- free-range chickens
- 自由放养的鸡
牛津词典
- fried/roast chicken
- 炸 / 烧鸡
牛津词典
- chicken stock/soup
- 原汁鸡汤；鸡汤
牛津词典
- chicken breasts/livers/thighs
- 鸡胸脯肉 / 肝 / 大腿
牛津词典
- chicken and chips
- 炸鸡块配炸薯条
牛津词典
- ...free-range chickens.
- 散养的鸡
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
- 我怕黑，是个十足的胆小鬼。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.
- 我不想高兴得太早。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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？
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Uh , but what if I just tookpart of the brownie?
- 那么如果我只要一半杏仁饼 呢 ?
期刊摘选
- You can make soup by boiling chicken carcasses.
- 你可以用鸡骨架烧汤.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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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- He demolished two big platefuls of chicken.
- 他吃光了两大盘鸡肉.
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- You can render the chicken down to make stock for soup.
- 你可以把这只鸡做成汤料.
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- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- They had chicken breasts for lunch.
- 他们午餐吃鸡胸肉.
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- I will help myself to the chicken.
- 我会自己动手吃鸡的.
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- 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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- 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.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Put the chicken pieces in a casserole.
- 把鸡块放到砂锅里.
《简明英汉词典》
- My salary is chicken feed compared with hers.
- 与她相比,我的工资少得可怜.
《简明英汉词典》
- We two have not strength enough in our hands to tie a chicken fast. We can only eat.
- 我们两个手无缚鸡之力, 只好吃饭.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
