chicken

/ˈtʃɪkɪn/📚 1546 117 3四级六级考研中考高考
Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.

noun [专属名词]鸡;鸡肉;<非正式>胆小鬼,懦夫;(儿童玩的)比试胆量的游戏

Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food.
鸡肉 •  ...roast chicken with wild mushrooms.  …烤鸡肉和野蘑菇。

adjective [原级]没勇气的,胆小的

Chicken is also an adjective.
胆小的 •  Why are you so chicken, Gregory?  你为什么这么胆小,格雷戈里?

verb [vi. 不及物动词]<非正式>因害怕而放弃,胆怯(chicken out)

If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something.
胆小鬼 •  I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.  我很怕黑。我是个十足的胆小鬼。

chicken 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 049&50 At the butcher’s chicken 名词:
Lesson 47 Too high a price?
Episode 9 It's Up to You ACT I
Episode 16 Full of Surprises ACT II
Episode 25 Country Music ACT II
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