chicken
/ˈtʃɪkɪn; `tʃɪkɪn/ n
1 [C] young bird, esp of the domestic fowl 雏鸟; （尤指）小鸡. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page v.
2
(a) [C] domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat 鸡
keep chickens 养鸡. Cf 参看 cock1, hen.
(b) [U] its flesh eaten as food 鸡肉
slices of roast chicken 烧烤鸡肉片.
3 [C] (sl 俚) coward 胆小鬼; 懦夫.
4 [U] (sl 俚) children's game that tests sb's courage in the face of danger （儿童的）胆量比试游戏.
5 (idm 习语) be ,no (spring) `chicken (infml 口) (esp of women) be no longer young （尤指女子）已不年轻. count one's chickens => count1. chicken, v (phr v) chicken out (of sth) (infml 口) decide not to do sth because one is afraid 因害怕而决定不做某事
He had an appointment to see the dentist but he chickened out (of it) at the last moment. 他已预约治牙, 但到时候却不敢去了. chicken, adj [pred 作表语]
(sl 俚) cowardly 胆小; 怯懦.