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单词 spring chicken
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spring chicken
noun
uk
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/us
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/
[CorU]
ayoungchickenforeating, or themeatfrom ayoungchicken:
You can alsopreparebarbecuespringchickensin this way.
For themaincoursethescallopsandspringchickenwere arealhighlight.
[C]informal
ayoungperson; usually used innegativecontextsto say someone is nolongeryoung:
He'snospringchickenanymore.
Gettingfittakestimeandcommitmentand if you're nospringchicken, you have to take iteasyalong the way.
At 63 she's still aspringchickencomparedto the otherresidents.
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  • joint
  • lardon
  • marrowbone
  • meat
  • meatiness
  • Quorn
  • red meat
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(Definition ofspring chickenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
spring chicken
noun[C]
humorous
uk
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/us
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/
be no spring chicken
to be nolongeryoung
老大不小；不再年轻

spring chicken| American Dictionary

spring chicken
noun[C]
us
/ˈsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪk·ən/
infmlayoungperson:
IthinkIlookprettygood,consideringI'm no spring chicken.
(Definition ofspring chickenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspring chicken

spring chicken
It is sometimes also calledspringchicken, although the termspringchickenusually refers to chickens weighing 750 850.
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Amongst the varieties of poultry recently purchased are single poussin, double poussin, spring chickens, roasting chickens and capons.
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But it is something like living upon day-old chicks when one might be waiting for spring chickens.
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Thus, the main sources of poultry meat 100 years ago (spring chickens and stewing hens) have both been entirely supplanted by meat-type broiler chickens.
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Thus, the main sources of poultry meat a hundred years ago (spring chickens and stewing hens) have both been entirely supplanted by meat-type broiler chickens.
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