chicken

noun

1. 鸡
   a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meat
   1. They keep chickens in the back yard.
      他们在后院养鸡。
   2. free-range chickens
      自由放养的鸡
2. 鸡肉
   meat from a chicken
   1. fried/roast chicken
      炸 / 烧鸡
   2. chicken stock/soup
      原汁鸡汤；鸡汤
   3. chicken breasts/livers/thighs
      鸡胸脯肉 / 肝 / 大腿
   4. chicken and chips
      炸鸡块配炸薯条

verb

verb

adj.

1. 胆怯；懦弱；怯懦
   not brave; afraid to do sth

1. N-COUNT 鸡
   Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
   1. Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.
      莱昂内尔做了个鸡笼，打算养些鸡，吃上新鲜鸡蛋。
   2. ...free-range chickens.
      散养的鸡
   3. Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food.
      鸡肉
   4. ...roast chicken with wild mushrooms.
      野山菌烤鸡
   5. ...chicken soup.
      鸡汤
2. N-COUNT 胆小鬼
   If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something.
   1. I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
      我怕黑，是个十足的胆小鬼。
   2. Chicken is also an adjective.
      
   3. Why are you so chicken, Gregory?
      格雷戈里，你怎么就这么胆小呢？
3. PHRASE 高兴得太早;过早地打如意算盘
   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.
   1. I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.
      我不想高兴得太早。
4. PHRASE 鸡和蛋的问题(指很难决定孰先孰后、孰因孰果的情境)
   If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one.
   1. It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?
      这是个鸡和蛋的问题。是因为营养缺乏导致湿疹呢，还是湿疹导致了某些营养缺乏？
5. PHRASE 像只没头的苍蝇到处乱窜
   If someone is running round like a headless chicken or rushing around like a headless chicken, they are panicking when they should be thinking carefully about what needs to be done.
   1. Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way.
      别像只没头苍蝇东一头西一头的，力气要用对地方。
6. chickens come home to roost → see: roost

1. She scooped the chicken bones back into the stewpot.
   她拿勺捞起鸡骨头放回了炖锅里。
2. He browned the chicken in a frying pan.
   他用煎锅把鸡肉煎成焦黄色。
3. Prepare the chicken stock using the carcases, the diced vegetables and herbs.
   做鸡汤的用料有鸡肉、切成块的蔬菜和香料。
4. Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.
   莱昂内尔做了个鸡笼，打算养些鸡，吃上新鲜鸡蛋。
5. I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
   我怕黑，是个十足的胆小鬼。
6. I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.
   我不想高兴得太早。
7. It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?
   这是个鸡和蛋的问题。是因为营养缺乏导致湿疹呢，还是湿疹导致了某些营养缺乏？
8. Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way.
   别像只没头苍蝇东一头西一头的，力气要用对地方。
9. I had never ridden on a motorcycle before. But it was too late to chicken out.
   那以前我从没骑过摩托车。不过，想退缩已经来不及了。
10. The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time
    鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。
11. His chicken eggs sell for$ 22 a dozen.
    他的鸡蛋卖22美元一打。
12. A fiery combination of chicken, chillies and rice.
    把鸡肉、辣椒和米饭和在一起、口味辛辣的搭配
13. Lime preserved in salt is a north African speciality which is used to flavour chicken dishes.
    盐渍的酸橙是北非的一种特产，在烹制鸡肉时用来调味。
14. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow.
    他决定点烤鸡配蔬菜，然后是苹果派。
15. Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad.
    剩下的鸡肉可做成一盘美味色拉。
16. Her husband's memories are of living off roast chicken and drinking whisky
    她丈夫只记得过去吃烤鸡、喝威士忌的日子。
17. Poach the chicken until just cooked.
    用文火把鸡肉煮到刚刚熟。
18. They have two restaurants that purvey dumplings and chicken noodle soup.
    他们那里有两家供应饺子和鸡肉汤面的餐馆。
19. I personally would rather roast a chicken whole.
    我个人更愿意烤整只鸡。
20. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.
    鸡饲料的缺乏意味着养鸡场将不得不杀掉饲养的鸡。
21. If the chicken is fairly small, you may simply split it in half
    如果鸡比较小，你把它切成两半就行了。
22. If I stay in my boyfriend cooks a wonderful lasagne or chicken or steak
    如果我呆在家里，男友就会做可口的卤汁面条啦、鸡肉啦，或者牛排。
23. Chestnuts can be used at Christmas time, as a stuffing for turkey, guinea fowl or chicken.
    栗子可以在圣诞节时作火鸡、珍珠鸡或家鸡的填料。
24. Cook pieces of succulent chicken with ample garlic and a little sherry.
    烹饪鲜美滑嫩的鸡肉时多加些大蒜，并滴入少许雪利酒。
25. They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.
    他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。
26. She offered Molly tidbits: a chicken drumstick, some cheese.
    她给了莫莉一些吃的：一根鸡腿下段和一些奶酪。
27. We two have not strength enough in our hands to tie a chicken fast. We can only eat.
    我们两个手无缚鸡之力，只好吃饭。
28. Granny cooked a chicken especially for the wounded soldier.
    老大娘特别为伤员炖了一只鸡。
29. The wings of the chicken have become vestigial; it can no longer fly.
    鸡的翅膀逐渐退化，不会在空中飞行了。

chicken out (of sth/of doing sth)

1. 因害怕而放弃；临阵退缩；胆怯
   to decide not to do sth because you are afraid
   1. They keep chickens in the back yard.
      他们在后院养鸡。
   2. free-range chickens
      自由放养的鸡

n.

a chicken-and-egg situation, problem, etc.

• 鸡与蛋孰先难定的情况；因果难定的问题
  a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other

play chicken

• 比试胆量
  to play a game in which people do sth dangerous for as long as they can to show how brave they are. The person who stops first has lost the game.

don't count your chickens (before they are hatched)

• 不要蛋未孵化先数小鸡；别过早打如意算盘
  you should not be too confident that sth will be successful, because sth may still go wrong

run around like a headless chicken

• 无头绪地瞎忙一通
  to be very busy and active trying to do sth, but not very organized, with the result that you do not succeed

sth comes home to roost

• 自食恶果；报应到自己身上
  used to say that if sb says or does sth bad or wrong, it will affect them badly in the future

noun

1. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs

   Synonym:    Gallus gallus

2. a foolhardy competition

3. the flesh of a chicken used for food

   Synonym:    pouletvolaille

4. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

   Synonym:    wimpcrybaby

adj

1. easily frightened

   Synonym:    chickenheartedlily-liveredwhite-liveredyellowyellow-bellied