chicken
noun
uk/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/us/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/chickennoun(BIRD)
A2[CorU]
atypeofbirdkepton afarmforitseggsoritsmeat, or themeatof thisbirdthat iscookedandeaten:
鸡；鸡肉Amalechicken is called acockand afemalechicken is called ahen.公鸡叫 cock，母鸡称作 hen。
We're havingroast/friedchicken fordinner.晚饭我们吃烤鸡／炸鸡。
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- Defrost the chickenthoroughlybeforecooking.
- "Thedinnerwasexcellentexcept that theyservedredwinewith the chicken." "Dear me! That will never do!"
- Fry four chickenjointsin apanwith somemushroomsandgarlic.
- I'll have asteak- no, make that chicken.
- Marinate the chicken inwhitewinefor acoupleofhoursbeforefrying.
Hens
- bantam
- broiler
- chick
- chook
- cock
- cockerel
- fryer
- rooster
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Kinds of meat
chickennoun(PERSON)
[C]informal
apersonwho is notbrave:
胆小鬼，懦夫Jump, you chicken!跳呀，你这胆小鬼！
Heroes and cowards
- a big/great girl's blouseidiom
- adventurer
- baby
- candy-ass
- chickenshit
- daredevil
- fainthearted
- fallen idol
- folk hero
- frit
- hero
- heroine
- idol
- knight errant
- marshmallow
- scaredy-cat
- sissy
- sook
- superhero
- superheroine
Idioms
a chicken and egg situation
play chicken
chicken
adjective[after verb]
child's worduk/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/us/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/notbrave:
胆小的，胆怯的Why won't youjump? Are you chicken?你干嘛不跳？害怕了？
Synonyms
cowardly
cravenformaldisapproving
fainthearted
lily-liveredliterary
pusillanimousformal
timid
timorousliterary
weak-kneedinformaldisapproving
yellow(NOT BRAVE)informal
Cowardly
- be afraid of your own shadowidiom
- bottle
- bottle out
- chicken out
- chickenshit
- cravenness
- fainthearted
- gutless
- lily-livered
- pusillanimity
- spinelessly
- spinelessness
- timid
- timidity
- timidly
- unadventurous
- weak-kneed
- wimp
- wimp out
- wimpy