单词 | chickens |
释义 | chicken1 of 3noun chick·en ˈchi-kᵊn sometimes -kᵊŋ plural chickens 1 a : the common domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) especially when young also : its flesh used as food compare jungle fowl b : any of various birds or their young 2 : a young woman 3 a : coward b : any of various contests in which the participants risk personal safety in order to see which one will give up first 4 [short for chickenshit] slang : petty details 5 slang : a young gay boy or man chicken 2 of 3adjective1 a : scared b : timid, cowardly 2 slang a : insistent on petty details of duty or discipline b : petty, unimportant chicken 3 of 3verb chickened; chickening ˈchi-kᵊn-iŋ ˈchik-niŋ intransitive verb : to lose one's nerve —usually used with out seemed to exhibit courage, manliness, and conviction when others chickened out J. R. Seeley chickens nounas in cowards a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger a staunch hawk during the drumbeat for war, he proved to be a chicken when it came to actually fighting it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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