单词 | hen |
释义 | hen From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Animalshenhen /hen/ ●○○ noun [countable]1 HBAan adult female chicken2 HBAa fully grown female birdExamples from the Corpushen• One different factor from hens is age.• Short and barrel-cheated, Rowley is feisty as a game hen, with a studied Oklahoma twang.• Inside the chicken run - mesh bed bases tied with baling twine - the hens nested in a fridge.• The hen harrier is also the least migratory of the three species, more able to tolerate the cold.• Outside, single shouts sounded - a threatening growl from several voices together - hens squawking.Origin hen Old English henn |
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