chickens

1. [C]小鸡 a bird that people keep on farms for its eggs and meat
2. [U]鸡肉 the meat of cock or hen eaten as food

• boil chicken煮鸡
• bone a chicken给鸡去骨
• cook chicken烹鸡,煮鸡
• count one's chickens数鸡
• dress a chicken把鸡开膛洗净
• eat a chicken吃鸡
• feed chickens喂鸡
• kill a chicken杀鸡
• open a chicken把鸡开膛
• raise chickens养鸡
• sell chickens卖小鸡

• boiled chicken煮熟的鸡
• fat chicken肥胖的鸡
• roasted chicken烤熟的鸡
• spring chicken没有经验的年轻人,黄毛丫头
• young chicken小鸡

• chicken broth鸡汤
• chicken yard鸡圈,鸡窝

• a brood of chickens一群小鸡

fried chicken n. 炸鸡

chicken soup鸡汤；心灵鸡汤

chicken breast[医]鸡胸

chicken meat鸡肉

chicken feed家禽饲料；极小额的款项；零钱

chicken wing n. 鸡翅膀；折臂固定

grilled chicken烤鸡；烧鸡；炙鸡

chicken pox[医]水痘

chicken farm n. 养鸡场

roast chicken烤鸡；烧鸡；烤油鸡；片皮脆烧鸡

kentucky fried chicken肯德基

chicken broth鸡汤

chicken salad鸡沙律；鸡沙拉

chicken sandwich鸡肉三明治；两男夹女

spring chicken n. 童子鸡；年轻人（年轻幼稚的女子）

we do chicken right我们做鸡是对的（肯德基的宣传语）

chicken manure鸡粪

chicken leg白云凤爪，鸡腿

chicken out临阵退缩；[美俚]因害怕而停止做某事

chicken liver n. 鸡肝；胆小鬼

1. He has a chicken farm.
   他有一个养鸡场。
2. He is mending the wire mesh in front of the chicken coop.
   他正在鸡笼前面修理铁丝网。
3. This soup tastes of chicken.
   这汤里有鸡肉的味道。
4. There was fried chicken for dinner.
   有炸鸡肉作晚餐。
5. Don't be a chicken.
   不要害怕。

1. I was terrified, but I didn't want the others to think I was chicken.
   我很害怕,但是我不想其他人认为我很怯懦。
2. They thought I was chicken when I refused to go with them.
   当我拒绝跟他们走时,他们以为我胆怯了。

1. The boy chickened out of climbing up the tree.
   男孩胆怯了,不敢爬上这棵树。
2. I wanted to tell the boss what I thought, but I chickened out at the last minute.
   我本想把自己的想法告诉老板,但最后还是没敢说。