chicken

名词 chicken:

1. the flesh of a chicken used for food
   同义词：poulet, volaille
2. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
   同义词：Gallus gallus
3. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
   同义词：wimp, crybaby
4. a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

形容词 chicken:

1. easily frightened
   同义词：chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied

1. Chicken pox is a common childhood sickness.
   水痘是一种常见的儿童期疾病。
2. The chicken was garnished with coriander and red chilli.
   这道鸡配上了芫荽和红辣椒。
3. This soup tastes of chicken.
   这汤里有鸡肉的味道。
4. He is mending the wire mesh in front of the chicken coop.
   他正在鸡笼前面修理铁丝网。
5. Don't be a chicken.
   不要害怕。
6. There was fried chicken for dinner.
   有炸鸡肉作晚餐。
7. He has a chicken farm.
   他有一个养鸡场。

chick.en

n.（名词）

The common domestic fowl(Gallus domesticus) or its young.
鸡：普通家禽（家养原鸡） 或其幼雏
Any of various similar or related birds.
鸟：各种与鸡相似或有关系的鸟类
The flesh of the common domestic fowl.
鸡肉：普通家禽的肉
Slang A coward.
【俚语】 胆怯者
Any of various foolhardy competitions in which the participants persist in a dangerous course of action until one loses nerve and stops.
参与者坚持做一种危险性动作直至变得胆怯才停止鲁莽的竞赛
adj.（形容词）
Slang Afraid; cowardly.
【俚语】 害怕的；胆小的
v.intr.（不及物动词）
chick.ened,chick.en.ing,chick.ens 【俚语】
To act in a cowardly manner; lose one`s nerve:
以畏缩的方式去做；失去勇气：
例句：
chickened out at the last moment.
在最后一刻因胆怯而退出了

来源：
Middle English chiken
中古英语 chiken
from Old English cocen
源自 古英语 cocen