hen
/hen/noun
1- a female bird, especially of a domestic fowl(尤指家禽)雌禽。
1.1
hens
domestic fowls of either sex家禽。
1.2
- used in names of birds, especially waterbirds of the rail family, e.g. moorhen, native hen.用于其他鸟的名称(尤指秧鸡科水鸟), 例如 moorhen, native hen.
1.3
- a female lobster, crab, or salmon雌龙虾(或螃蟹、鲑鱼)。
1.4
- Scottish used as an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman〈苏格兰〉(用于对女孩或妇女的爱称)丫头, (小)姑娘。
短语
as rare(或 scarce)as hen's teeth
- extremely rare罕见的, 稀有的。
词源
Old English henn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hen and German Henne.