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BNC: 3030 COCA: 1538

chicken

1 chicken /ˈtʃɪkn̩/ noun
plural chickens
1 chicken
/ˈtʃɪkn̩/
noun
plural chickens
Learner's definition of CHICKEN
[count] : a bird that is raised by people for its eggs and meat
[noncount] : the meat of the chicken used as food鸡肉
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
[count] informal : a person who is afraid : coward懦夫;胆小鬼

count your chickens

◊ If you count your chickens or (US) count your chickens before they hatch or (Brit) before they're hatched, you believe that something you want to happen will definitely happen before you know for certain that it really will.蛋未孵,先数鸡;高兴过早了

your chickens come home to roost

see 2roost
see also spring chicken
2 chicken /ˈtʃɪkn̩/ adjective
2 chicken
/ˈtʃɪkn̩/
adjective
Learner's definition of CHICKEN
not used before a noun [more chicken; most chicken] informal
: too afraid to do something胆怯;懦弱;怯弱
3 chicken /ˈtʃɪkn̩/ verb
chickens; chickened; chickening
3 chicken
/ˈtʃɪkn̩/
verb
chickens; chickened; chickening
Learner's definition of CHICKEN

chicken out

[phrasal verb] informal
: to decide not to do something because you are afraid因害怕而放弃
BNC: 3030 COCA: 1538

chicken

1 of 3

noun

chick·​en ˈchi-kᵊn How to pronounce chicken (audio)
 sometimes  -kᵊŋ
plural chickens
1
a
: the common domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) especially when young
also : its flesh used as food compare jungle fowl
b
: any of various birds or their young
2
: a young woman
3
a
: coward
b
: any of various contests in which the participants risk personal safety in order to see which one will give up first
4
[short for chickenshit] slang : petty details
5
slang : a young gay boy or man

chicken

2 of 3

adjective

1
a
: scared
2
slang
a
: insistent on petty details of duty or discipline

chicken

3 of 3

verb

chickened; chickening ˈchi-kᵊn-iŋ How to pronounce chicken (audio)
ˈchik-niŋ

intransitive verb

: to lose one's nerve
usually used with out
seemed to exhibit courage, manliness, and conviction when others chickened out J. R. Seeley

Example Sentences

Word History

BNC: 3030 COCA: 1538
chicken

noun¹

1bird禽鳥ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHICKEN | CHICKEN + VERB | CHICKEN + NOUN ADJECTIVEbattery, broiler, corn-fed, free-range層架式雞籠裏飼養的雞;烤炙用的仔雞;糧食餵養的雞;放養的雞Free-range chickens have happy lives.放養的雞活得快活。live活雞a crate of live chickens一箱活雞VERB + CHICKENkeep, raise養雞kill殺雞pluck拔雞毛CHICKEN + VERBpeck雞啄scratch雞刨A few chickens were scratching around the yard.幾隻雞在院子裏到處刨。cluck雞咯咯叫wander雞轉悠CHICKEN + NOUNfarmer養雞場場主coop, run雞籠;雞圈wire (= wire made into sheets for fences) (做圍欄用的)鐵絲網
chicken

noun²

2meatADJECTIVE | ... OF CHICKEN | VERB + CHICKEN | CHICKEN + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfresh, frozen新鮮/冷凍雞肉organic有機雞肉juicy, succulent, tender汁多味美的雞肉;嫩雞肉cooked, raw熟雞肉;生雞肉cold冷雞肉... OF CHICKENpiece, strip一塊/一條雞肉succulent pieces of chicken鮮嫩美味的雞肉塊VERB + CHICKENeat, have吃雞肉cook烹調雞肉barbecue, fry, grill, roast, etc.燒烤、油炸、架烤、烘烤等雞肉stuff把填料塞入雞肉中CHICKEN + NOUNbreast, drumsticks, giblets, leg, liver, nuggets, piece, thigh, wing雞胸脯;琵琶腿(雞小腿);雞雜;雞腿;雞肝;雞塊;雞大腿;雞翅broth, casserole, curry, salad, sandwich, soup, stock雞湯;砂鍋雞;咖喱雞;雞肉色拉;雞肉三明治;雞湯;原汁雞湯PHRASES(a) breast of chicken, (a) leg of chicken雞胸脯肉;雞腿肉 topic at food

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