词汇 | chicken |
释义 | chicken | BrE ˈtʃɪkɪn, AmE ˈtʃɪkən | A. noun ① countable (fowl) 鸡 ▸ to keep chickens 养鸡 ▸ to count one's chickens before they are hatched figurative 过早乐观 ▸ a chicken and egg situation 因果难定的情况 ▸ to be no (spring) chicken informal 年纪不小了 → roost B② uncountable (meat) 鸡肉 ③ countable informal (coward) 胆小鬼 ④ uncountable (game) 比试胆量的游戏 ▸ to play chicken 玩“胆小鬼”游戏 B. adjective predicative informal 胆小的 PHRASAL VERB chicken out intransitive verb informal 临阵退缩 ▸ he chickened out of his dental appointment 他因害怕没敢按预约去看牙医 |
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