单词 | chicken |
释义 | chicken 10 ENTRIES FOUND: plural chickens plural chickens Learner's definition of CHICKEN 1 a [count] : a bird that is raised by people for its eggs and meat鸡 b [noncount] : the meat of the chicken used as food鸡肉
2 [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 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
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