chicken
noun uk/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ us/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/
(BIRD)
A2 [ C or U ]鸡;鸡肉
a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked and eaten
A male chicken is called a cock and a female chicken is called a hen. 公鸡叫 cock，母鸡称作 hen。
We're having roast/fried chicken for dinner. 晚饭我们吃烤鸡／炸鸡。
- More examples
- Defrost the chicken thoroughly before cooking.
- "The dinner was excellent except that they served red wine with the chicken." "Dear me! That will never do!"
- Fry four chicken joints in a pan with some mushrooms and garlic.
- I'll have a steak - no, make that chicken.
- Marinate the chicken in white wine for a couple of hours before frying.
(PERSON)
[ C ] informal胆小鬼，懦夫
a person who is not brave
Jump, you chicken! 跳呀，你这胆小鬼！
Idioms
a chicken and egg situationidiom informal 难定鸡与蛋孰先的情况;因果难定的情形
a situation in which it is impossible to say which of two things existed first and which caused the other one
play chickenidiom slang 比试胆量
to play dangerous games in order to discover who is the bravest
chicken
adjective [ after verb ] child's word uk/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ us/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/
胆小的，胆怯的
not brave
Why won't you jump? Are you chicken? 你干嘛不跳？害怕了？
Synonyms: cowardlycraven fainthearted lily-livered pusillanimous timidtimorous weak-kneed yellow (NOT BRAVE)