| 釋義 |
chicken /'tjikin; 'tfikin/ n 1 young bird, esp a young hen: 幼鳥(niǎo); 幼皺; (尤指)小母雞： She's no ~, (fig, sl) is no longer young. (喻，俚)她年紀(jì)不輕了?！?the illus at fowl. 參看 fowl 之插圖。 (Don't) count one's ~ before they are hatched, (Don't) be too hopeful of one's chances of success, etc. (不要)蛋尚未孵出先數(shù)雞; (不要)對(duì)于成功等的可能性過(guò)于樂(lè)觀。 ~ feed n (fig, sl) sth of relatively small value. (喻，俚)償值極少的東西; 微不足道的東茜。 I ~- 'hearted /-ha: tid; -'hartxd/ adj lacking in courage. 無(wú)勇氣的; 膽小的; 怯懦的。 '~ pox [U] disease (esp of children) accompanied by red spots on the skin. (尤為兒童所患的)水痘。 ' ~- run n fenced-in area for ~s to run in. 雞欄(四周設(shè)圍供養(yǎng)雞的地方 its flesh as food. 小雞肉; 嫩雞肉。 pred adj (sl) cowardly. (A)W 小的; 怯懦的。 |