| 单词 | chicken |
| 释义 | chicken n., adj., & v. --n (pl. same or chickens) 1. a young bird of a domestic fowl. 2. a a domestic fowl prepared as food. b its flesh. 3. a youthful person (usu.with neg. : is no chicken). 4. colloq. a children's pastime testing courage, usu. recklessly. --adj colloq. cowardly. --vintr. (foll. by out) colloq. withdraw from or fail in some activity through fear or lack of nerve. Phrases and idioms chicken-and-egg problem (or dilemma etc.) the unresolved question as to which of two things caused the other. chicken brick an earthenware container in two halves for roasting a chicken in its own juices. chicken cholera see CHOLERA. chicken-feed 1. food for poultry. 2. colloq. an unimportant amount, esp. of money. chicken-hearted (or -livered) easily frightened; lacking nerve or courage. chicken-wire a light wire netting with a hexagonal mesh. Etymology: OE cicen, cycen f. Gmc |
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