名词〈非正式〉胆小鬼；【动】鸡；【食】鸡肉；涉世未深的年轻人形容词〈非正式〉胆怯的网络小鸡；雏鸡；鸡肉类
形容词
1. They thought I was chicken when I refused to go with them.
当我拒绝跟他们走时，他们以为我胆怯了。
不及物动词
1. I wanted to tell the director what I thought, but I chickened out at the last minute.
我本想把自己的想法告诉董事，但最后还是没敢说。
名词
1. A young chicken is called a chick.
小鸡又叫作鸡娃儿。
2. This chicken is tender.
这鸡肉很嫩。
A Lady orders Lunch-(一位女士点午餐的菜)
A：Can I help you, ma'ma?
夫人，我能为您效劳吗？
chicken
B：Yes, what's that over there on the other side of the mashed potatoes?
嗯，在土豆那一边的是什么菜？
A：That's chicken a la king.
那是青椒蘑菇奶油鸡。
B：I'm tempted. but I'd better not.
我很想吃这菜，但是我最好还是别吃。
A：Maybe you'd like the macaroni and cheese.
也许你想要通心粉和乳酪。
B：No, that's too rich. Just let me have a tossed salad, dark toast, and tea.
不，那太油腻了。就给我来点儿生拌色拉、烤得焦点的土司和茶。
A：Do you want Roquefort, or French, or thousand Island dressing?
你要罗克弗特牌，法式还是千岛牌调料？
B：French dressing, please.
请给我法式调料。
A：That'll be two eighty-five altogether.
总共两元八角五分。
在咖啡馆
A：Good afternoon.
下午好。
B：I'm Tom, Zhang. We made a reservation for tea this afternoon.
我是汤姆。张，我们已预定好今天下午用茶点。
A：Yes, sir. This way, please. Here's your table. Is this all right?
是的先生。请这儿走。这就是你们的桌子，您感觉还可以吗？
B：Yes, it's nice, indeed. Thank you.
好极了！谢谢你。
A：I'm so glad you like it. What would you like? We serve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks.Please look under the plate-glass at the menu for afternoon tea.
您满意我很高兴。您想要点什么？我们供应咖啡、茶、三明治、蛋糕和冷饮。请看玻璃下面的茶点单。
B：What would you like, Mike?
你想吃点什么，迈克？
C：I'll try a chicken salad sandwich and have a cup of coffee with cream.
我想尝尝鸡肉色拉三明治，并要一杯奶咖啡。
A：How about you, Mr. Zhang?
那么您呢，张先生？
B：I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of Swiss roll.
我要柠檬红茶加糖和一个面包卷。
A：Anything else?
还要什么吗？
B：What's your specialty today?
你们今天有什么特色食品？
A：We have strawberries with cream today. I suggest you try them.
我们今天供应鲜奶油草莓，我建议你们可以试一试。
B：Good, I will.
好的，我想尝一尝。
点菜
A：May I take your order now?
你们可以点菜了吗？
B：Yes, I think we’re ready to order. Elizabeth, what would you like to have?
行，我想我们可以点菜了。伊丽莎白，你想来点什么？
C：I haven’t made up my mind yet. You order first, Donald.
我还没决定呢。唐纳德，你先点吧。
B：All right. I’ll start with chicken soup. Then I want a steak, medium rare. I’ll have a baked potato, green beans and an egg salad. I’ll order dessert later.
好的。我先来个鸡汤，然后要一份牛排，嫩一点。要一份烤土豆片，青豆和一份鸡蛋色拉。待会儿我再要点甜食。
A：Yes, sir. And you, miss? What would you like to have?
好的，先生。你呢，小姐？你想吃点什么？
C：I can’t decide. I don’t see anything I really like.
我拿不定主意。我没看到什么我真喜欢的菜。
A：There are over thirty dishes to select from, miss.
小姐，这儿有三十多种菜供您选择呢。
B：There ought to be something you like, Elizabeth.
伊丽莎白，这儿一定有你喜欢的。
C：Well, I guess so. But I only see food that I don’t like. I don’t care for chicken and I can’t stand fish. Do you have any oysters?
大概有吧。可我看到的尽是些我不喜欢的菜。我不喜欢吃鸡肉，鱼也不合我的口味。有牡蛎吗？
A：No, miss. I’m afraid not. How about some other seafood?
没有，小姐。恐怕没有。别的海鲜怎么样？
C：Oysters are the only seafood I like. I dislike the rest.
海鲜中我只喜欢牡蛎，其它的都不喜欢。
B：I wish I could think of something for you.
真希望我能为你想出什么菜来。
A：May I suggest cream of tomato soup, steak with mushroom gravy, asparagus, and buttered cauliflower. For dessert—strawberry pie with ice cream?
我给您推荐几个菜吧：奶油西红柿汤，蘑菇汁牛排，芦笋，黄油黄牙菜。至于甜食，冰激凌草莓馅饼您看怎么样？
C：No, that isn’t my ideal of a good meal. I’ll have a hamburger. That’s my favorite dish. I have it every day.
不行。那不是我理想的一顿美餐。我来一个汉堡包。我最喜欢吃汉堡包，每天都吃。
1. 鸡肉：全肉(例如雞肉,牛肉等等)擁有很多水分,如果狗食的標示是以雞肉(chicken)而非雞肉粉(chicken meal)的話,而且在成份標示的前七或八名沒有其他的動物性蛋白質,那麼這個狗食實際上並沒有包含大量的動物性蛋白質.
1. 鸡
Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
e.g. Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.
莱昂内尔做了个鸡笼，打算养些鸡，吃上新鲜鸡蛋。
e.g. ...free-range chickens.
散养的鸡
2. 胆小鬼
If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something.
e.g. I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
我怕黑，是个十足的胆小鬼。
3. 高兴得太早;过早地打如意算盘
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.
e.g. I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.
我不想高兴得太早。
4. 鸡和蛋的问题(指很难决定孰先孰后、孰因孰果的情境)
If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one.
chicken
e.g. It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?
这是个鸡和蛋的问题。是因为营养缺乏导致湿疹呢，还是湿疹导致了某些营养缺乏？
5. 像只没头的苍蝇到处乱窜
If someone is running round like a headless chicken or rushing around like a headless chicken, they are panicking when they should be thinking carefully about what needs to be done.
e.g. Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way.
别像只没头苍蝇东一头西一头的，力气要用对地方。
6. chickens come home to roost -> see roost
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