chicken
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chick·en1 /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ ●●● S2 noun 1. 
BIRD[countable]HBATA a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs 鸡 → hen, cock, rooster, chick2 MEAT[uncountable]DFF the meat from this bird eaten as food 鸡肉 roast chicken 烤鸡 fried chicken 炸鸡 chicken soup 鸡汤3 somebody WHO IS NOT BRAVE[countable] informalBRAVE someone who is not at all brave 胆小鬼，懦夫 SYN coward Don’t be such a chicken! 别那么胆小！4. GAME[uncountable]DGO a game in which children do something dangerous, for example stand on a railway line when a train is coming, and try to be the one who continues doing it for the longest time 〔儿童玩的〕比试胆量的游戏5. which came first, the chicken or the egg?the chicken or the egg? which came first NOT KNOWused to say that it is difficult or impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect 先有鸡，还是先有蛋？〔用于表示先后或因果难以区分〕6. a chicken and egg situation/problem etc EFFECT/INFLUENCEa situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect 先有鸡还是先有蛋[因果难定]的状况/问题等7. somebody’s chickens have come home to roost PROBLEMused to say that someone’s bad or dishonest actions in the past have caused the problems that they have now 某人开始遭报应了，恶有恶报，自作自受 → don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched at count1(8), → spring chickenn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the meat from this bird eaten as foodadjectivesfresh (=recently killed and not frozen)Is the chicken fresh?frozenWe never buy cheap frozen chicken.free-range (=from a chicken that moved around outside and ate naturally)All the chicken we serve is free-range.roast chicken (=cooked in an oven)For dinner we're having roast chicken.fried chicken (=cooked in oil)They filled their plates with fried chicken.skinless chicken (=with the skin removed)For this recipe, you will need a two pounds of skinless chicken. chicken + NOUNchicken breast/thigh/wingChop the chicken breast into pieces.a chicken piece (=a chicken breast, leg, thigh or wing)You will need two chicken pieces per person.chicken drumsticks (=the lower part of chicken legs)party food, such as sandwiches and chicken drumsticksa chicken sandwich/salad/pie etcI'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers.verbsstuff a chicken (=fill a chicken with a mixture of onion, lemon, herbs etc)carve a chicken (=cut up a whole chicken that has been cooked)
BIRD[countable]HBATA a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs 鸡 → hen, cock, rooster, chick2 MEAT[uncountable]DFF the meat from this bird eaten as food 鸡肉 roast chicken 烤鸡 fried chicken 炸鸡 chicken soup 鸡汤3 somebody WHO IS NOT BRAVE[countable] informalBRAVE someone who is not at all brave 胆小鬼，懦夫 SYN coward Don’t be such a chicken! 别那么胆小！4. GAME[uncountable]DGO a game in which children do something dangerous, for example stand on a railway line when a train is coming, and try to be the one who continues doing it for the longest time 〔儿童玩的〕比试胆量的游戏5. which came first, the chicken or the egg?the chicken or the egg? which came first NOT KNOWused to say that it is difficult or impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect 先有鸡，还是先有蛋？〔用于表示先后或因果难以区分〕6. a chicken and egg situation/problem etc EFFECT/INFLUENCEa situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect 先有鸡还是先有蛋[因果难定]的状况/问题等7. somebody’s chickens have come home to roost PROBLEMused to say that someone’s bad or dishonest actions in the past have caused the problems that they have now 某人开始遭报应了，恶有恶报，自作自受 → don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched at count1(8), → spring chickenn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the meat from this bird eaten as foodadjectivesfresh (=recently killed and not frozen)Is the chicken fresh?frozenWe never buy cheap frozen chicken.free-range (=from a chicken that moved around outside and ate naturally)All the chicken we serve is free-range.roast chicken (=cooked in an oven)For dinner we're having roast chicken.fried chicken (=cooked in oil)They filled their plates with fried chicken.skinless chicken (=with the skin removed)For this recipe, you will need a two pounds of skinless chicken. chicken + NOUNchicken breast/thigh/wingChop the chicken breast into pieces.a chicken piece (=a chicken breast, leg, thigh or wing)You will need two chicken pieces per person.chicken drumsticks (=the lower part of chicken legs)party food, such as sandwiches and chicken drumsticksa chicken sandwich/salad/pie etcI'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers.verbsstuff a chicken (=fill a chicken with a mixture of onion, lemon, herbs etc)carve a chicken (=cut up a whole chicken that has been cooked)Examples from the Corpus
chicken• I'm such a chicken when it comes to skiing.• Oh, and Marge will bake you a chicken pie.• But captain Alan Lee is not counting any chickens.• But foxes in chicken runs get shot, and now the Israelites get the plague.• We raise our own chickens.• A hen or stewing chicken or fowl is a mature female chicken, more than ten months old.• Boy, that chicken smells good.• Put the chicken into the marinade and leave for at least 1 hour.• Make the filling: Season the chicken well with salt and pepper.chicken2 verb 1 chicken out phrasal verb informal to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraid 〔因害怕而〕临阵退缩 You’re not chickening out, are you? 你不会临阵退缩吧？→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
chicken• We didn't make Abisko, chickening out as the weather worsened and the forecasts began to sound even more dire.• If she waited for too long, she would simply chicken out.chicken3 adjective [not before noun] informal 1 BRAVEnot brave enough to do something 没勇气的，胆小的 SYN cowardly Dave’s too chicken to ask her out. 戴夫胆子太小，不敢约她出去。Examples from the Corpus
chicken• I even thought Shaker was chicken.• The menu is heavy on meat and potatoes, with just a few token turkey, chicken and fish entrees.Origin chicken1 Old English cicen “young chicken”chick·en1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1chicken2 verbchicken3 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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chicken
chick‧en1 S2 /ˈtʃɪkən, ˈtʃɪkɪn/ 
noun
[countable] a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs ⇨ hen, cock, rooster, chick
2. [uncountable] the meat from this bird eaten as food:
roast chicken
fried chicken
chicken soup
3. [countable] informal someone who is not at all brave
SYN coward:
Don’t be such a chicken__
4. [uncountable] a game in which children do something dangerous, for example stand on a railway line when a train is coming, and try to be the one who continues doing it for the longest time
5. which came first, the chicken or the egg? used to say that it is difficult or impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect
6. a chicken and egg situation/problem etc a situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect
7. sb’s chickens have come home to roost used to say that someone’s bad or dishonest actions in the past have caused the problems that they have now
⇨ don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched at count1(8), ⇨ spring chicken
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▪fresh (=recently killed and not frozen) Is the chicken fresh?
▪frozen We never buy cheap frozen chicken.
▪free-range (=from a chicken that moved around outside and ate naturally) All the chicken we serve is free-range.
▪roast chicken (=cooked in an oven) For dinner we're having roast chicken.
▪fried chicken (=cooked in oil) They filled their plates with fried chicken.
▪skinless chicken (=with the skin removed) For this recipe, you will need a two pounds of skinless chicken.
■ chicken + NOUN
▪chicken breast/thigh/wing Chop the chicken breast into pieces.
▪a chicken piece (=a chicken breast, leg, thigh or wing) You will need two chicken pieces per person.
▪chicken drumsticks (=the lower part of chicken legs) party food, such as sandwiches and chicken drumsticks
▪a chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc I'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers.
■ verbs
▪stuff a chicken (=fill a chicken with a mixture of onion, lemon, herbs etc)
▪carve a chicken (=cut up a whole chicken that has been cooked)
chicken2 verb
chicken out phrasal verb informal
to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraid:
You’re not chickening out, are you?
chicken3 adjective [not before noun] informal
not brave enough to do something
SYN cowardly:
Dave’s too chicken to ask her out.
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: cicen 'young chicken'
1. Origin: cicen 'young chicken'
[countable] a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs ⇨ hen, cock, rooster, chick
2. [uncountable] the meat from this bird eaten as food:
3. [countable] informal someone who is not at all brave
SYN coward:
4. [uncountable] a game in which children do something dangerous, for example stand on a railway line when a train is coming, and try to be the one who continues doing it for the longest time
5. which came first, the chicken or the egg? used to say that it is difficult or impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect
6. a chicken and egg situation/problem etc a situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect
7. sb’s chickens have come home to roost used to say that someone’s bad or dishonest actions in the past have caused the problems that they have now
⇨ don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched at count1(8), ⇨ spring chicken
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verbchicken out phrasal verb informal
to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraid:
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adjective [not before noun] informalnot brave enough to do something
SYN cowardly:
