hen

英 [hen]

美 [hen]

n.  母鸡; 雌禽

复数：hens　

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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.
• 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
• adult female bird
• adult female chicken
  Synonym:biddy
• flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

双语例句

• The hen brought off a brood of young.
  母鸡孵出了一窝小鸡。
• This roast hen is done to a turn.
  这鸡烤得正到火候。
• The hen has flown away and the eggs in the coop are broken.
  鸡飞蛋打。
• That hen has moulted.
  那只母鸡秃噜了。
• 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 black hen or a white hen?
  黑母鸡和白母鸡？
• The hen pecks all day.
  母鸡整天啄来啄去。
• The hen crackles when she has laid an egg.
  母鸡下了蛋就咯咯地叫。
• The hen has hatched all her chickens out.
  这只母鸡已经孵出了她的全部小鸡。
• The hen may not be able to feed its young.
  雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。