chicken

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat. 鸡
Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs. 莱昂内尔搭建了一个鸡笼，这样他们就可以养鸡，得到新鲜鸡蛋。
2. N-UNCOUNT Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. 鸡肉
...roast chicken with wild mushrooms. …烤鸡肉和野蘑菇。
3. N-COUNT If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. 胆小鬼[非正式]
I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken. 我很怕黑。我是个十足的胆小鬼。
4. ADJ Chicken is also an adjective. 胆小的[v-link ADJ]
Why are you so chicken, Gregory?
你为什么这么胆小，格雷戈里？
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. 蛋尚未孵出就数小鸡; 指望得过早
I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched. 我不想指望得过早。
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 .