chicken
n
1 [C] young bird, esp of the domestic fowl 雏鸟; (尤指)小鸡. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page v.
2
(a) [C] domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat 鸡
keep chickens 养鸡. Cf 参看 cock1, hen.
(b) [U] its flesh eaten as food 鸡肉
slices of roast chicken 烧烤鸡肉片.
3 [C] (sl 俚) coward 胆小鬼; 懦夫.
4 [U] (sl 俚) children's game that tests sb's courage in the face of danger (儿童的)胆量比试游戏.
5 (idm 习语) be ,no (spring) `chicken (infml 口) (esp of women) be no longer young (尤指女子)已不年轻. count one's chickens => count1. chicken, v (phr v) chicken out (of sth) (infml 口) decide not to do sth because one is afraid 因害怕而决定不做某事
He had an appointment to see the dentist but he chickened out (of it) at the last moment. 他已预约治牙, 但到时候却不敢去了. chicken, adj [pred 作表语]
(sl 俚) cowardly 胆小; 怯懦.
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sparevt. 节省,俭省;不用,抽出,省掉;宽恕,饶(命),救命,使某人免遭(麻烦等);出让,割爱,分让;
adj. 多余的,剩下的(钱等),空闲的(时间等);预备的,备用的,替换用的;多余的,瘦的,少量的;薄弱的,简陋的,粗陋的;
n. 备用零件,备用轮胎;节省,俭省;〈美〉(头两个球把十柱打得)全倒;预备品,替换品;
vi. 节约;节省;饶恕;宽容;
shelln. (贝、卵、坚果等的)壳;外壳;炮弹;(人的)表面性格;
vt. 去壳,脱落;炮击;
vi. 剥皮;炮轰;
yellowadj. 黄色的;黄皮肤的;黄种人的;胆怯的;
vt.& vi. (使某物)变黄或发黄;
n. 黄色;黄种人;黄色颜料;
repeatvt. 复述,背诵;重复;
vi. 重做;重复投票;
n. (节目)重演;重复;重复的事物;