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hen

英 [hen]

美 [hen]

n.  母鸡; 雌禽

复数:hens 

中考高考CET4考研

Collins.2 / BNC.6080 / COCA.7934

牛津词典

    noun

    • 母鸡
      a female chicken, often kept for its eggs or meat
      1. a small flock of laying hens
        一小群下蛋的母鸡
      2. battery hens
        层架式鸡笼饲养的母鸡
    • 雌禽
      any female bird
      1. a hen pheasant
        雌雉

    柯林斯词典

    • 母鸡
      Ahenis a female chicken. People often keep hens in order to eat them or sell their eggs.
      1. N-COUNT 雌禽
        The female of any bird can be referred to as ahen.
        1. ...ostrich hens.
          雌性鸵鸟

      英英释义

      noun

      • female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
        1. adult female bird
          1. adult female chicken
              Synonym:biddy
            1. flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

              双语例句

              • This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box
                这样可以使这对公鸡和母鸡正常交配,让母鸡不再呆在鸡窝里。
              • A hot, dry thermal sat there like a brooding hen.
                干热低压槽犹如抱窝的母鸡赖着不走。
              • I offered shelter, now you stealing our hen?
                我提供避难所,现在你偷了我们的母鸡?
              • The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.
                雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。
              • The hen laid some eggs this morning.
                母鸡今天早上下了几颗蛋。
              • The weasel pays a courtesy visit to the hen; not with the best of intentions.
                狼给鸡拜年,不怀好意。
              • The hen laid a lot of eggs.
                这只母鸡下了许多蛋。
              • The hen broods twelve eggs this time.
                这次那只母鸡孵十二个蛋。
              • A hen cackles. a cock crows.
                母鸡咯咯叫,公鸡喔喔啼。
              • The chickens gathered under the hen.
                小鸡聚集在母鸡翅膀下面。