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单词 chicken
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chicken

​adjective​never before noun​informal
UK /ˈtʃɪkɪn/
Other entries for this word
chicken noun
chicken verb
chicken run noun
chicken feed noun
chicken wire noun
jerk chicken noun
chicken raffle noun
chicken scratch noun
headless chicken noun
spring chicken noun
chicken-and-egg adjective
chlorinated chicken noun
chicken liver noun at chopped liver
broiler chicken
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    not brave enough to do something

    I was terrified, but I didn’t want the others to think I was chicken.

    Synonyms and related words
    Not brave or willing to take risks
    cowardly
    spineless
    feeble

chicken

​adjective​never before noun​informal
US /ˈtʃɪkən/
Other entries for this word
chicken noun
chicken verb
chicken run noun
chicken feed noun
chicken wire noun
jerk chicken noun
broiler chicken noun
Chicken Little noun
chicken raffle noun
chicken scratch noun
spring chicken noun
chicken-and-egg adjective
chlorinated chicken noun
chicken-fried steak noun
be running around like a chicken with its head cut off phrase
chicken liver noun at chopped liver
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    not brave enough to do something

    I was terrified, but I didn’t want the other kids to think I was chicken.

    Synonyms and related words
    Not brave or willing to take risks
    cowardly
    spineless
    feeble

chicken ​‌‌

​noun
UK /ˈtʃɪkɪn/
Other entries for this word
chicken adjective
chicken verb
chicken run noun
chicken feed noun
chicken wire noun
jerk chicken noun
chicken raffle noun
chicken scratch noun
headless chicken noun
spring chicken noun
chicken-and-egg adjective
chlorinated chicken noun
chicken liver noun at chopped liver
broiler chicken
Word Forms
singularchicken
pluralchickens
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    countable a bird kept for its eggs and meat. The sound it makes is called clucking. The female chicken is called a hen and the male is called a cock or a rooster. A baby chicken is called a chick.
    Synonyms and related words
    Species of bird
    bantam
    barn owl
    bird of paradise
    Synonyms and related words
    Animals kept for their meat or milk
    boar
    broiler
    cattle
    1. 1a
      uncountable the meat of a chicken

      fried/roast/grilled chicken

      a chicken leg

      Synonyms and related words
      Types of meat
      bacon
      beef
      bushmeat
  2. 2
    countable ​informalsomeone who is not brave enough to do something
    Synonyms and related words
    Someone who is not brave or willing to take risks
    coward
    baby
    chicken
  3. 3
    uncountable a game played especially by children in which the winner is the person who continues doing something dangerous the longest
    play chicken:

    The kids were playing chicken on the railway track when the accident happened.

    Synonyms and related words
    Children’s games
    action
    blind man’s buff
    catch
    1. 3a
      a situation in which two groups or countries threaten each other until one gives the other what they want
      game of chicken:

      The affair degenerated into the longest game of chicken in diplomatic history.

      Synonyms and related words
      Risks, threats and dangers
      risk
      hazard
      menace
phrases
chickens come home to roost

chicken ​‌‌

​noun
US /ˈtʃɪkən/
Other entries for this word
chicken adjective
chicken verb
chicken run noun
chicken feed noun
chicken wire noun
jerk chicken noun
broiler chicken noun
Chicken Little noun
chicken raffle noun
chicken scratch noun
spring chicken noun
chicken-and-egg adjective
chlorinated chicken noun
chicken-fried steak noun
be running around like a chicken with its head cut off phrase
chicken liver noun at chopped liver
Word Forms
singularchicken
pluralchickens
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    countable a bird kept for its eggs and meat. The sound it makes is called clucking. The female chicken is called a hen and the male is called a rooster. A baby chicken is called a chick.
    Synonyms and related words
    Species of bird
    bantam
    barn owl
    bird of paradise
    Synonyms and related words
    Animals kept for their meat or milk
    boar
    broiler
    broiler chicken
    1. 1a
      uncountable the meat of a chicken

      fried/roast/grilled chicken

      a chicken leg

      Synonyms and related words
      Types of meat
      bacon
      beef
      chicken
  2. 2
    countable ​informalsomeone who is not brave enough to do something
    Synonyms and related words
    Someone who is not brave or willing to take risks
    coward
    baby
    chicken
  3. 3
    uncountable a game played especially by children in which the winner is the person who continues doing something dangerous the longest
    play chicken:

    The kids were playing chicken on the railroad track when the accident happened.

    Synonyms and related words
    Children’s games
    blind man’s buff
    catch
    cat’s cradle
    1. 3a
      a situation in which two groups or countries threaten each other until one gives the other what they want
      game of chicken:

      The affair degenerated into the longest game of chicken in diplomatic history.

      Synonyms and related words
      Risks, threats and dangers
      risk
      hazard
      menace
phrases
be running around like a chicken with its head cut off
chickens come home to roost

chicken

​verb
UK /ˈtʃɪkɪn/
Other entries for this word
chicken noun
chicken adjective
chicken run noun
chicken feed noun
chicken wire noun
jerk chicken noun
chicken raffle noun
chicken scratch noun
headless chicken noun
spring chicken noun
chicken-and-egg adjective
chlorinated chicken noun
chicken liver noun at chopped liver
broiler chicken
phrasal verb

chicken out

intransitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theychicken out
he/she/itchickens out
present participlechickening out
past tensechickened out
past participlechickened out
​informal
1
to not do something you were going to do because you are too frightened

I was going to tell her how much it really cost, but I chickened out.

Synonyms and related words
To not act, or to not do something
bother
abstain
neglect
Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become afraid or frightened
scare
be/live in dread of
panic

chicken

​verb
US /ˈtʃɪkən/
Other entries for this word
chicken noun
chicken adjective
chicken run noun
chicken feed noun
chicken wire noun
jerk chicken noun
broiler chicken noun
Chicken Little noun
chicken raffle noun
chicken scratch noun
spring chicken noun
chicken-and-egg adjective
chlorinated chicken noun
chicken-fried steak noun
be running around like a chicken with its head cut off phrase
chicken liver noun at chopped liver
phrasal verb

chicken out

intransitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theychicken out
he/she/itchickens out
present participlechickening out
past tensechickened out
past participlechickened out
​informal
1
to not do something you were going to do because you are too frightened

I was going to tell her how much it really cost, but I chickened out.

Synonyms and related words
To not act, or to not do something
bother
abstain
neglect
Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become afraid or frightened
scare
be/live in dread of
panic
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