| 单词 | chicken |
| 释义 | chicken (once / 256 pages) 1n 2adjn 3n A chicken is a domesticated bird that is raised on farms for meat or eggs. Many cities allow people to keep a few chickens in their yards as pets and egg layers. You can talk about your pet chicken with its brown feathers and funny feet, but you might also use the word chicken to order dinner at a restaurant: "I'll have the chicken." When a person is described as a chicken, it means she's easily scared or a coward. The Old English cicen, "young fowl," is the source of chicken. Calling someone chicken for being frightened has been hurting feelings since the 14th century. WORD FAMILYchicken: chickens USAGE EXAMPLESSwansea Mayor Ken Mueller says his family raised chickens when he was a child. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Shortly after 5 a.m., a vendor selling chicken and cheese tamales wheeled her cart up to the group. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) There’s actually noise registering on the decibel meter, and it’s not just for free chicken. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl Syn|Hypo|Hyper Gallus gallus biddy, chick young bird especially of domestic fowl cock, roosteradult male chicken caponcastrated male chicken biddy, henadult female chicken spring chickena young chicken having tender meat Rhode Island redAmerican breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken Dominick, DominiqueAmerican breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs OrpingtonEnglish breed of large chickens with white skin cockerela young domestic cock; not older than one year cacklera hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sittera domestic hen ready to brood mother hena hen with chicks layera hen that lays eggs pulletyoung hen usually less than a year old domestic fowl, fowl, poultry a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl 2n the flesh of a chicken used for food 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper poulet, volaille broiler flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling caponflesh of a castrated male chicken frier, fryer, pulletflesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying roasterflesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting spatchcockflesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed) henflesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing Oven Stuffer, Oven Stuffer Roastera brand name for a roasting chicken poultry flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food 1adj easily frightened Syn chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted 2n a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy 3Syn|Hyper crybaby, wimp doormat, weakling, wuss a person who is physically weak and ineffectual n a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops Hyper competition, contest an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。