a common plant, Chenopodium album , with small green flowers and whitish scales on the stem and leaves: family Chenopodiaceae ( chenopods )

an enclosure for hens , esp one made of chicken wire

any of various birds that live in marshes , as the coot or gallinule

a hen kept for breeding

→ spruce grouse

a recently extinct variety of the prairie chicken

A hen night is a party for a woman who is getting married very soon , to which usually only women are invited .

A hen party is the same as a → hen night .

any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus, having a mottled brown plumage and rudimentary wings

any bird that frequents marshes and swamps , esp a rail , coot , or gallinule

any of various birds (family Rallidae), including certain gallinules and the American coot ( Fulica americana )

a hen kept in a battery

a guinea fowl , esp a female

a common harrier , Circus cyaneus, that flies over fields and marshes and nests in marshes and open land

You can use hen-pecked to describe a man when you disapprove of the fact that someone, often his partner , is always telling him what to do or telling him that he has done something wrong .

if you describe someone as a mother hen , you think they are bossy and interfering

a hen with a crest

→ the Blue Hen State

any of various hawks , esp. an accipiter , that prey , or are reputed to prey, on barnyard fowl

any of several plants, such as the houseleek and ground ivy , that produce many offsets or runners

→ Cornish (sense 3 ) Cornish (sense 3b )

a person resembling such a bird , namely short and often aggressive

a member of the grouse family; Bonasa bonasia

a nickname for the state of Delaware

Cornish means belonging or relating to the English county of Cornwall.

either of two mottled brown-and-white grouse , Tympanuchus cupido or T . pallidicinctus, of North America

extremely rare

a European harrier , Circus aeruginosus, that frequents marshy regions

( person ) 恨 hèn

( powerful ) 强(強)大的 qiángdà de

( almost all : with uncount noun, plural noun ) 大部分的 dàbùfen de

( not artificial : leather, gold ) 真正的 zhēnzhèng de

( letter ) 英语的第二十二个字母

很 hěn ⇒ a very good idea → 一个很好的主意 yī gè hěn hǎo de zhǔyi

( for water ) 井 jǐng [ 口 kǒu ]

婚礼前新娘与女伴们的聚会

( person ) 狠打 hěn dǎ

( many : of books etc ) 许(許)多 xǔduō ⇒ Have one of mine, I've got a lot. → 给你一个吧，我有很多。 Gěi nǐ yī gè ba, wǒ yǒu hěn duō.

门(門)前台(臺)阶(階) ménqián táijiē [ 个(個) gè ]

很久 hěn jiǔ

( in distance : rope, hair, table, tunnel ) 长(長)的 cháng de

( set, group : of papers, books, people etc ) 批 pī ⇒ We've just sacked one lot of builders. → 我们刚解雇了一批建筑工人。 Wǒmen gāng jiěgùle yī pī jiànzhù gōngrén.

很近 hěn jìn

( lots ) 大量 dàliàng

( food, money, time ) 很多 hěn duō

一只(隻)雌雉/花鸡(雞) 等 yīzhī cízhì/huājī děng

很远(遠) hěn yuǎn

很乖 hěn guāi

( future ) 不久 bùjiǔ ⇒ They're bound to catch him before long. → 不久，他们一定会抓到他。 Bùjiǔ, tāmen yīdìng huì zhuādào tā.

[ u ] ( metal ) 黄(黃)金 huángjīn

( from now ) 片刻后(後) piànkè hòu

很快 hěn kuài

很少 hěn shǎo

( in a short time ) 不久 bùjiǔ ⇒ It will soon be Christmas. → 不久圣诞节就要到了。 Bùjiǔ Shèngdàn Jié jiù yào dào le.

[ c/u ] ( gap, place ) 空隙 kòngxì [ 个(個) gè ]

近距离(離)地 jìn jùlí de

( near ) 近的 jìn de

( without difficulty ) 不费(費)力地 bù fèilì de

( suitable ) 合适(適)的 héshì de

很合身 hěn héshēn

( excessively ) 太 tài ⇒ It was too far to walk. → 要是走路就太远了。 Yàoshi zǒulù jiù tài yuǎn le.

那没(沒)办(辦)法！ Nà méi bànfǎ!

多得很 duō de hěn

一角银(銀)币(幣) yī jiǎo yínbì [ 枚 méi ]

很遗(遺)憾 ... hěn yíhàn ...

( unhappy ) 伤(傷)心的 shāngxīn de

[ c/u ] ( likelihood, possibility ) 可能性 kěnéngxìng [ 种(種) zhǒng ]

( happy, pleased ) 高兴(興)的 gāoxìng de

( large : area, amount, number ) 巨大的 jùdà de ⇒ a great black cloud of smoke → 一团巨大的黑烟 yī tuán jùdà de hēiyān ⇒ a great number of people → 很多人 hěn duō rén

我很乐(樂)意 wǒ hěn lèyì

( diamond, painting ) 无(無)价(價)的 wújià de

( rather ) 相当(當) xiāngdāng ⇒ I quite like it. → 我相当喜欢它。 Wǒ xiāngdāng xǐhuan tā. ⇒ He was quite young. → 他相当年轻。 Tā xiāngdāng niánqīng. ⇒ He calls quite often. → 他常常打电话。 Tā chángcháng dǎ diànhuà.

很多钱(錢) hěn duō qián

( indicating advisability )

很可能 ... hěn kěnéng ...

很高兴(興) ... hěn gāoxìng ...

( Scottish ) 很小的 hěn xiǎo de

很久以前 hěn jiǔ yǐqián