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hen noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEN | HEN + VERB | HEN + NOUN ADJECTIVEbattery, free-range (especially BrE) 笼养的／放养的母鸡mother 鸡妈妈◆She fussed around like a mother hen.她像鸡妈妈一样瞎忙一气。broody 要抱窝的母鸡laying 下蛋的母鸡game (NAmE) （不足 2 磅，常用于烤炙的）童子鸡VERB + HENkeep 饲养母鸡HEN + VERBlay, lay eggs 母鸡生蛋◆My hens have stopped laying.我的母鸡已经不下蛋了。◆The hen laid three beautiful speckled eggs.母鸡下了 3 枚蛋壳上有小斑点的漂亮鸡蛋。cluck, squawk 母鸡咯咯叫◆I could hear the hens clucking in the farmyard.我能听到母鸡在农场院子里咯咯叫。roost 母鸡栖居peck, scratch 母鸡啄食／抓挠◆The hens pecked hopefully at the dusty floor.几只母鸡啄着满是尘土的地面觅食。HEN + NOUNcoop (BrE) , house 鸡笼；鸡舍 |