/ˈtʃɪkɪn ||; ˈtʃɪkɪn/noun1 [C] a bird that people often keep for its eggs and its meat 鸡
2 [U] the meat of this bird 鸡肉: chicken soup 鸡汤
Notice that chicken is the general word for the bird and its meat. A male chicken is called a cock (US rooster), a female is called a hen and a young bird is called a chick. 注意,chicken常用来指鸡、鸡肉。公鸡叫做cock(在美国叫做rooster),母鸡叫做hen,小鸡叫做chick。 Don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)→
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