| 词组 | chicken |
| 释义 | chicken Theme: COWARDICE n. a coward.Come on, let's go. Don't be a chicken.He's no fun. He's a chicken. chicken Ⅰ 1. adjective scared, cowardly, afraid US, 1933 2. noun 1 a woman US, 1981. 2 a boy, usually under the age of consent, who is the target of homosexual advances US, 1914. 3 a child, a youthful or inexperienced person; often as an affectionate form of address UK, 1711. 4 a young and inexperienced prostitute, especially male UK, 1988. 5 someone under the legal drinking age US, 1990. 6 used as a term of endearment IRELAND, 2003. 7 a test of wills in which two cars drive directly at each other until one driver – the loser – veers off course US, 1952. 8 a coward. From the characteristics ascribed to the best of 'chickens'; in an earlier sense, found in Shakespeare, the meaning is 'someone timorous and defenceless' US, 1936. 9 marijuana US, 1997. 10 a small halibut. Alaskan usage US, 1997⇨ See: CHICKEN PERCH.► no chicken; no spring chickenno longer young UK, 1860 Ⅱ ⇨ chicken perch; chicken noun a church; church. Rhyming slang UK, 1931 chicken out chicken out informal to decide not to do something because you are too afraid - used especially to show disapproval: Foreman's opponent chickened out at the last minute and said he didn't want to fight.chicken out on sb Tomorrow's the race - you're not chickening out on us, are you?chicken out of doing sth At the last minute I chickened out of going to Africa and decided instead to take a holiday in Italy.■ SIMILAR TO: wimp out informal chicken n. a coward. Come on, let’s go. Don’t be a chicken.
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