chicken

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat. 雞
Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs. 萊昂內(nèi)爾搭建了一個雞籠，這樣他們就可以養(yǎng)雞，得到新鮮雞蛋。
2. N-UNCOUNT Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. 雞肉
...roast chicken with wild mushrooms. …烤雞肉和野蘑菇。
3. N-COUNT If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. 膽小鬼[非正式]
I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken. 我很怕黑。我是個十足的膽小鬼。
4. ADJ Chicken is also an adjective. 膽小的[v-link ADJ]
Why are you so chicken, Gregory?
你爲什麼這麼膽小，格雷戈裡？
5. PHRASE If you say that someone is counting their chickens, you mean that they are assuming that they will be successful or get something, when this is not certain. 蛋尚未孵出就數(shù)小雞; 指望得過早
I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched. 我不想指望得過早。
6. chickens come home to roost→see roost

Defrost the chicken thoroughly before cooking .
"The dinner was excellent except that they served red wine with the chicken." "Dear me! That will never do!"
Fry four chicken joints in a pan with some mushrooms and garlic .
I'll have a steak - no, make that chicken.
Marinate the chicken in white wine for a couple of hours before frying .