单词 | spring chicken |
释义 | spring chickenWord family nounspringalspringerspringinessspringingspringletspringboardspringbokspring chickenspring-cleaningspring feverspringhaasspringhaltspringheadspringhousespringkeeperspring onionspring rollspringtailspringtidespring tidespringtimespringwaterspringwoodspringwortadverbspringilyadjectivespringlessspringlikespringyspringformspring-loadedverbspring ˌspring ˈchicken noun [countableC] somebody is no spring chicken OLD/NOT NEWused to say that someone is no longer young – used humorously 某人已经不再年轻了〔幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus spring chicken• Eloff is no longer a spring chicken - nor is he in control of Northern Transvaal.• After all, you're thirty now and no spring chicken yourself any more. |
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