chicken

/ˈtʃɪkɪn/ n.
标准词条 CET-4IELTS
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鸡；鸡肉

释义与例句

n. 鸡；鸡肉
a farm bird kept for its eggs or meat, or the meat of this bird used as food
  1. Several chickens were scratching around the farmyard.
    几只鸡在农家院子里四处刨食。
  2. We had roast chicken and potatoes for dinner.
    我们晚饭吃了烤鸡和土豆。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She keeps six chickens in her back garden.
    她在后院养了六只鸡。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 表示一只只鸡时 chicken 可数，如 six chickens；表示鸡肉时不可数，如 some chicken。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • hen 母鸡
    chicken 可泛指鸡，也可作不可数名词表示鸡肉；hen 专指成年母鸡，不能用来泛指鸡肉。
    The brown hen lays an egg almost every day. 这只棕色母鸡几乎每天下一个蛋。
常见搭配
  • roast chicken 烤鸡
    The roast chicken was served with vegetables. 烤鸡配蔬菜一起上桌。
  • chicken breast 鸡胸肉
    Slice the chicken breast into thin strips. 把鸡胸肉切成细条。