英语词汇“hen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hen

/hɛn

noun

1A female bird, especially of a domestic fowl.He hid near nests of black woodpeckers, kingfishers, northern hazel hens and Eurasian sparrow hawks....

Tragically it's beyond them to understand the instinct that will make even a domestic hen attack anyone coming between her and her chicks.
The female red junglefowl is leaner than tame hens.

1.1 (hens) Domestic fowls of either sex.The only things living were a sow, her piglets, and some hens scratching in the dirt....

Shot over a five-year period, the programme reveals secret glimpses into the ordinary, everyday life of cattle, sheep, hens and wildlife on the Cotswold slopes.
Children will also delight in the baby piglets, kittens, ducks, and hens that roam free.

1.2Used in names of birds, especially waterbirds of the rail family, e.g. moorhen, native hen.Pan-roasted guinea hen, golden as the duck, is sparked by a sauce of tomato and lovage....

Incubating common eider hens were caught on the nest with hand-nets on selected islands in the study area.

1.3Scottish Used as an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman: and I really like you too, hen...

One creaky old man shouted in frustration, ‘I just cannae understand ya, hen!’
If anything really exciting has happened to you in the past month, please tell me in the comments because I just cannae go on like this, hen.
Well ah'm sorry if ah upset ye but it's too late noo, hen.

2A female lobster, crab, or salmon.Down below me in a shallow margin I watched a ragged hen salmon, bursting with eggs, preparing to spawn with a huge cock fish that had a kype like a fist and a tail like a shovel....

It went into the ‘fish bank’ - a cage in the river where the best hens are kept for breeding at the end of the season.

Phrases

as rare (or scarce) as hen's teeth

Origin

Old English henn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hen and German Henne.

Ultimately the word hen is related to Latin canere ‘to sing’. Apart from singing hens, what could be rarer than hen's teeth? Hens do not have teeth, so to describe something as as rare as hen's teeth is tantamount to saying that it is non-existent. The phrase was originally used in the USA during the mid 19th century. The henpecked husband has long been a staple of comedies and seaside postcards, and the word goes back to The Genuine Remains (1680) by Samuel Butler. The expression comes from the way that hens will sometimes peck at the feathers of other birds.

单词	hen
释义	hen /hɛn / noun 1A female bird, especially of a domestic fowl.He hid near nests of black woodpeckers, kingfishers, northern hazel hens and Eurasian sparrow hawks.... Tragically it's beyond them to understand the instinct that will make even a domestic hen attack anyone coming between her and her chicks. The female red junglefowl is leaner than tame hens. 1.1 (hens) Domestic fowls of either sex.The only things living were a sow, her piglets, and some hens scratching in the dirt.... Shot over a five-year period, the programme reveals secret glimpses into the ordinary, everyday life of cattle, sheep, hens and wildlife on the Cotswold slopes. Children will also delight in the baby piglets, kittens, ducks, and hens that roam free. 1.2Used in names of birds, especially waterbirds of the rail family, e.g. moorhen, native hen.Pan-roasted guinea hen, golden as the duck, is sparked by a sauce of tomato and lovage.... Incubating common eider hens were caught on the nest with hand-nets on selected islands in the study area. 1.3Scottish Used as an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman: and I really like you too, hen... One creaky old man shouted in frustration, ‘I just cannae understand ya, hen!’ If anything really exciting has happened to you in the past month, please tell me in the comments because I just cannae go on like this, hen. Well ah'm sorry if ah upset ye but it's too late noo, hen. 2A female lobster, crab, or salmon.Down below me in a shallow margin I watched a ragged hen salmon, bursting with eggs, preparing to spawn with a huge cock fish that had a kype like a fist and a tail like a shovel.... It went into the ‘fish bank’ - a cage in the river where the best hens are kept for breeding at the end of the season. Phrases as rare (or scarce) as hen's teeth Origin Old English henn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hen and German Henne. Ultimately the word hen is related to Latin canere ‘to sing’. Apart from singing hens, what could be rarer than hen's teeth? Hens do not have teeth, so to describe something as as rare as hen's teeth is tantamount to saying that it is non-existent. The phrase was originally used in the USA during the mid 19th century. The henpecked husband has long been a staple of comedies and seaside postcards, and the word goes back to The Genuine Remains (1680) by Samuel Butler. The expression comes from the way that hens will sometimes peck at the feathers of other birds. Rhymes Adrienne, again, amen, Ardennes, Behn, Ben, Benn, Bren, cayenne, Cévennes, Dairen, den, en, fen, gen, glen, Glenn, Guyenne, Gwen, julienne, Karen, ken, Len, Loren, men, Nene, Ogaden, paren, pen, Penn, Phnom Penh, Rennes, Shenzhen, Sun Yat-sen, ten, then, Tlemcen, when, wren, yen, zazen, Zen
随便看	the penny dropped the People the pit of one's (or the) stomach the plot thickens the Plough the Poconos the point of no return the poor man's —— the Pope the pot calling the kettle black the Potteries the powers that be the Premiership the Primary the Principality moccasin game moccasin rubber moccasin telegraph moccasin track moch mocha mocha brown mochaccino mochadi Mocha dip

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