| 单词 | rooster |
| 释义 | rooster (once / 2651 pages) n A rooster is a male chicken. If your cute baby chick grows up to crow loudly first thing every morning, he's probably a rooster. The word rooster is an American invention, inspired by the rooster's habit of roosting, or standing up on a perch while sleeping or while on the lookout for danger. In the UK, a rooster is more likely to be called a cock or cockerel. In a flock of birds, the rooster's job is to defend the chickens and their nests from predators and other roosters. WORD FAMILYrooster: roosters+/roost: roosted, rooster, roosting, roosts USAGE EXAMPLESIn Chinese culture, this will be the year of the rooster. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) As the Year of the Rooster approaches in China, a 23-foot-tall statue of one was installed in the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) They appeared on a giant rooster statue, just above some three-toed feet and a blood-red wattle that hangs below a gilded nose and mouth. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) n adult male chicken Syn|Hypo|Hyper cock cockerel a young domestic cock; not older than one year Gallus gallus, chicken a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl |
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