| 释义 |
chicken/ˈtʃikin/ n., adj. & v.●n. 1 a domestic fowl, esp. a young bird 家禽，鸡(尤指小鸡) 2a a domestic fowl prepared as food (供食用的)肉鸡 b its flesh 鸡肉 3 a youthful person; a young and inexperienced person Cf. 参见 SPRING CHICKEN 未成熟的人；涉世未深的年轻人 usu. with neg. 通常与否定词连用 : is no chicken 已经不年轻了4 colloq. a children's pastime testing courage, usu. recklessly [口] (通常指儿童鲁莽的)胆量比试 ●adj. colloq. cowardly [口]胆小的，畏缩的 ●v. intr. (foll. by 后跟 out) colloq. withdraw from or fail in some activity through fear or lack of nerve [口]因缺乏勇气而畏缩；因胆怯而放弃 [Old English cīcen, cyˉcen, from Germanic] |