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    spring chicken

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌspring ˈchicken noun [countable]  somebody is no spring chicken OLD/NOT NEWused to say that someone is no longer young – used humorously 某人已经不再年轻了〔幽默用法〕
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    spring chicken• Eloff is no longer a spring chicken - nor is he in control of Northern Transvaal.• After all, you're thirty now and no spring chicken yourself any more.
    ˌspring ˈchicken nounChineseSyllable
    – someone no longer to used used that is Corpus say young


    spring chicken
    ˌspring ˈchicken noun [countable]
    somebody is no spring chicken used to say that someone is no longer young – used humorously


    spring chickenBrE /ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪkɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪkɪn/ 🔊 noun●be no ˌspring ˈchicken(humorous) to be no longer young 老大不小；不再年轻