时间: 2025-04-26 17:58:34
美: [ˈtʃɪkɪn]
英: ['tʃɪkɪn]
n. 鸡肉;小鸡;胆小鬼,懦夫
adj. 鸡肉的;胆怯的;幼小的
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 17:58:34
词源分析:鸡的词源可以追溯到古英语“cicen”,意指“**”或“雏鸟”。它与德语“zicklein”和拉丁语“gallina”(母鸡)有相似的词根。
历史背景:Chicken这个词在英语中首次记录于中世纪时期,可能出现在一些早期的文献或食谱中,描述了人们如何饲养和烹饪这种鸟类。
课本:在**的教材中,Chicken通常出现在小学英语课本中,如《新概念英语》、初中英语以及高中英语中;在牛津和美国的教材中,Chicken常出现在基础英语、食物相关的单元中。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律或科学领域,“chicken”有时用作比喻,表示胆小或缺乏勇气。例如:“Don't be a chicken; take the risk!”(别胆小;冒险一下!)
I love fried chicken.
我喜欢炸鸡。
She raised chickens in her backyard.
她在后院养鸡。
The recipe calls for one whole chicken.
这个食谱需要一整只鸡。
He was acting like a chicken during the horror movie.
他在恐怖片中表现得像个胆小鬼。
Chicken soup is great for a cold.
鸡汤对感冒很好。
*. They serve grilled chicken at the restaurant.
他们在餐厅提供烤鸡。
I don't eat chicken because I'm vegetarian.
我不吃鸡肉,因为我是素食主义者。
The children enjoyed the chicken game at the party.
孩子们在派对上玩鸡游戏很开心。
[N-COUNT] Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat. 鸡
例:Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.莱昂内尔搭建了一个鸡笼,这样他们就可以养鸡,得到新鲜鸡蛋。
[N-UNCOUNT] Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. 鸡肉
例:...roast chicken with wild mushrooms.…烤鸡肉和野蘑菇。
[[非正式]] If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. 胆小鬼
例:I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.我很怕黑。我是个十足的胆小鬼。
[[v-link ADJ]] Chicken is also an adjective. 胆小的
例:Why are you so chicken, Gregory?你为什么这么胆小,格雷戈里?
[PHRASE] If you say that someone is counting their chickens, you mean that they are assuming that they will be successful or get something, when this is not certain. 蛋尚未孵出就数小鸡; 指望得过早
例:I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.我不想指望得过早。