chicken

🇬🇧 UK/'tʃikin/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kA1

Definitions

n.

A common domesticated bird raised for eggs or meat; the meat of this bird used as food.

鸡;鸡肉

adj.

Cowardly; easily frightened.

胆小的,懦弱的

v.

To avoid doing something out of fear; to back down.

因胆怯而退缩

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
chickenother
=chicken

Common Collocations

  • 1.chicken breast鸡胸肉
  • 2.play chicken鸡皮游戏
  • 3.chicken soup鸡汤

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    We had roasted chicken for dinner.

  • 2.

    He was too chicken to jump off the diving board.

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