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chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/► SEE ALLchicken feedrun around like a headless chickenbe no spring chicken
●ˈchicken feed (informal) a small and unimportant amount of money 一小笔钱；很少一点钱◆My salary is chicken feed compared with hers.
与她相比，我的工资少得可怜。●run around like a ˌheadless ˈchickenbe very busy and active trying to do sth, but not very organized, with the result that you do not succeed 没有头绪地瞎忙一通◆What a day! I’ve been running around like a headless chicken all day!这一天可真够呛！我像个无头苍蝇一样瞎忙了整整一天！ NOTE After a chicken’s head is cut off its body may continue to move for a few moments. 鸡头被砍掉之后，鸡身还会继续扑腾一会儿。 ●be ˌno spring ˈchicken (humorous) be no longer young 不是黄毛小子；不再年轻◆I’m no spring chicken, but I still like going on long walks.尽管我已不再年轻，可我还是喜欢长距离的散步。◆Are you sure he should be playing squash at his age? He’s no spring chicken, you know!你肯定他这个年龄还可以打壁球吗？他不是年轻人了，这你知道！ |