单词 | chicken |
释义 | chicken¹ 1.(domestic fowl)鸡;(尤指)仔鸡 free-range chickens散养的鸡 2.【烹】(meat)鸡肉 roast chicken with wild mushrooms野菇烤鸡 3.(bird like a chicken)类鸡禽类(如草原松鸡) 4.<非正式>(coward)胆小鬼;懦夫 I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.我很怕黑, 是个十足的懦夫。 Don't be such a chicken!不要这样畏首畏尾! 5.(inexperienced person)缺乏经验的年轻人 6.<俚>(young target of abuse)作为性侵犯对象的未成年人 7.(dangerous game)(以吓住对手为目标的)危险游戏 play chicken比试胆量 In his bright yellow VW he plays chicken with lorries.他开着他的明黄色大众汽车和大货车叫板。 idiom chicken² ◆chicken and egg先有鸡还是先有蛋的情况;因果难分的局面 It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?这是个先有鸡还是先有蛋的问题。究竟是营养缺乏导致了湿疹, 还是湿疹造成了某些营养的缺乏呢? ◆to count your chickens before they are hatched高兴得太早;过早打如意算盘 ◆like a headless chicken<英,非正式>像只没头的鸡;没头苍蝇似的 Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way.不要像无头苍蝇似的到处乱撞, 让你的努力有点成效吧。 ◆no chickenorno spring chicken<俚>不再年轻 She's no chicken.她已青春不再了。 1.(cowardly)胆小的;怯懦的 Why are you so chicken, Gregory?格雷戈里, 你为什么如此胆小呢? 2.(with chicken)+ soup, salad, sandwich鸡肉的;鸡肉制成的;鸡肉味的 skinless chicken breast for $10.95/kg每千克10.95美元的无皮鸡胸肉 chicken³Phrasal Verbchicken out |
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