chick

Word family nounchickenchicklingchickenfeedchickenpoxchicken runchicken wirechick flickchick litchickpeachickweedchick

Related topics: Birds

chick /tʃɪk/ noun [countableC]

HBBa baby bird 雏鸟；雏鸡，小鸡

a mother hen with her chicks

和小鸡在一起的鸡妈妈

2. informal not politeWOMAN a word meaning a young woman, that some people think is offensive 小妞儿，小姐〔有些人认为该词具有冒犯性〕

Examples from the Corpus

chick• a hen and her chicks• It must time the laying of its eggs so that its chicks hatch when caterpillars are most abundant, and most palatable.• Once he put a broody hen on a clutch of eggs and ten little chicks hatched out.• Two other tame birds on the same farm have already produced chicks which are now living in this barn.• "Who is he talking to?" "Some chick named Melanie."• If the eggs are allowed to cool, once they have started to develop, the chicks within will die.• The turkey and black vultures at the park are well-fed and then scared into bringing up their food to supply the chicks.• The chicks all scurry to shelter; but if the same models are drawn backward, they do not.• The chicks need round the clock attention, and have developed very healthy appetites.

Origin chick

(1300-1400) chicken

单词	chick
释义	chick Word family nounchickenchicklingchickenfeedchickenpoxchicken runchicken wirechick flickchick litchickpeachickweedchick Related topics: Birds chick /tʃɪk/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 HBBa baby bird 雏鸟；雏鸡，小鸡 a mother hen with her chicks 和小鸡在一起的鸡妈妈 2. informal not politeWOMAN a word meaning a young woman, that some people think is offensive 小妞儿，小姐〔有些人认为该词具有冒犯性〕 Examples from the Corpus chick• a hen and her chicks• It must time the laying of its eggs so that its chicks hatch when caterpillars are most abundant, and most palatable.• Once he put a broody hen on a clutch of eggs and ten little chicks hatched out.• Two other tame birds on the same farm have already produced chicks which are now living in this barn.• "Who is he talking to?" "Some chick named Melanie."• If the eggs are allowed to cool, once they have started to develop, the chicks within will die.• The turkey and black vultures at the park are well-fed and then scared into bringing up their food to supply the chicks.• The chicks all scurry to shelter; but if the same models are drawn backward, they do not.• The chicks need round the clock attention, and have developed very healthy appetites. Origin chick (1300-1400) chicken
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