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单词 chicken
释义 chicken
 /chik"euhn/,  n.  
  1. a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl of southeastern Asia and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.
  2. the young of this bird, esp. when less than a year old.
  3. the flesh of the chicken, esp. of the young bird, used as food.
  4.  Informal.   a young or inexperienced person, esp. a young girl.
  5.  Slang.  
   a. a cowardly or fearful person.
   b. petty details or tasks.
   c. unnecessary discipline or regulations.
   d. a young male homosexual, esp. one sought as a sexual partner by older men.
  6. a contest in which two cars approach each other at high speed down the center of a road, the object being to force one's opponent to veer away first.
  7. a policy or strategy of challenging an opponent to risk a clash or yield: diplomats playing chicken at the conference table.
  8. count one's chickens before they are hatched, to rely on a benefit that is still uncertain: They were already spending in anticipation of their inheritance, counting their chickens before they were hatched.
  adj.  
  9. (of food) containing, made from, or having the flavor of chicken: chicken salad; chicken soup.
  10.  Slang.  
   a. cowardly.
   b. petty or trivial: a chicken regulation.
   c. obsessed with petty details, regulations, etc.: He's quitting this chicken outfit to become his own boss.
  v.i.  
  11. chicken out, Slang.
   a. to refrain from doing something because of fear or cowardice: I chickened out when I saw how deep the water was.
   b. to renege or withdraw: You can't chicken out of this business deal now.
 [bef. 950; 1605-15 for def. 5a; 1940-45 for def. 7; ME chiken, OE cicen; akin to MD kieken (D kuiken), LG küken]
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