chicken翻译成中文

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chicken
/ 5tFikin /

◙ noun
1. a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one
• 鸡（尤指小鸡）
  [mass noun] meat from such a bird
• 鸡肉
»roast chicken.
  烤鸡肉。
2. [mass noun] [informal] a game in which the first person to lose their nerve and withdraw from a dangerous situation is the loser
• [非正式] 看谁胆小（一种第一个胆怯退缩的人为输家的游戏）
  [count noun] a coward
• 懦夫，胆小鬼
◙ adjective
1. [predic.] [informal] cowardly
• [非正式] 胆小的，怯懦的
»they were too chicken to follow the murderers into the mountains .
  他们胆子太小，不敢进山追那些杀人凶手。
◙ verb
1. [no obj.] (chicken out)[informal] withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve
• [非正式] （因胆怯）从…退缩；在…上失败
»the referee chickened out of giving a penalty.
  裁判因胆小没有判罚。

【IDIOMS】

◘ don't count your chickens before they're hatched
1. see count
• 见 count
◘ running (或 rushing) about like a headless chicken
1. [informal] acting in a panic-stricken manner and not thinking clearly about what should be done
• [非正式] 慌如无头小鸡，惊惶失措

【语源】

1. Old English cīcen, cȳcen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kieken and German Küchlein, and probably also to cock