chicken

UK:  [ˈtʃɪkɪn]

US:  [ˈtʃɪkən]

复数：chickens  

n.

1.【动】鸡, 小鸡

2.【食】鸡肉

3.〈非正式〉胆小鬼

4.〈俚〉小孩儿, 黄毛丫头,指缺乏经验,涉世未深的年轻人

5.【游】胆小鬼游戏,一种比试胆量的游戏

6.懦夫博弈,指一种骑虎难下的局势,双方势必相互僵持直至一方妥协

7.胆小鬼博弈

adj.

1.〈非正式〉胆怯的, 胆小的

1 . I nodded, trying to swallow a mouthful of chicken something-or-others, and noticed that the lineto greet the President had evaporated.
我点了点头，试图将满口的鸡肉或什么另的东西吞下肚去，注意到晋见总统的队伍已不见了。

2 . I've got a great chicken recipe, and I think if you use it, it'll increase your sales. And I'd like to get a percentage of that increase.
我有一个上好的炸鸡秘方，如果你能采用，相信生意一定能够提升，而我希望能从增加的营业额度里提成。

3 . Ortega said she wants to know how the chicken's head could have made it past inspectors and into the hands of a customer.
奥特加始终搞不明白，鸡头这种东西到底是怎么逃得过检疫，还能堂而皇之地到消费者手中。

4 . They called to ask what happened and how she was doing. They showed up with food: taco casseroles, barbecued beef, fried chicken.
他们打来电话询问事情经过，了解她的状况，过来看她，还带来墨西哥玉米面肉卷、烤牛肉、炸鸡等食物。

5 . The choice of the two export categories -- chicken and auto products -- could also be a sign that China's response is likely to be measured.
选择肉鸡和汽车产品这两个出口类别也显示，中国的反应预计会是有节制的。