English Dictionary

chicken

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/

名詞

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(countable) A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.

日本語の意味

鶏、つまり家禽として飼育される鳥（主に若い鳥を指す）

Every morning, the chicken wandered past the farmhouse, pecking at the scattered corn.

毎朝、そのにわとりは農家の家の前を歩き回り、散らばったトウモロコシをついばんでいた。

意味（1）

(countable) A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.

Some chickens lay eggs almost every day. […] Chickens are kept for their meat, too.

意味（2）

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

Amongst thee more harmless reptiles to be found were several lizards and iguanas. The natives killed these and used them for food. The flesh was not despised by explorers, and I was told it tasted exactly like chicken; but, however good it might have been, my courage was not suffcient to enable me to overcome my prejudice against tasting it.

意味（3）

(archaic) The young of any bird; a chick.

There they are – four ugly little chickens, a bit more than half-feathered, and all gaping mouths and bare bellies.

意味（4）

(countable, slang) A coward.

'Why, what a chicken you are! You are not afraid of being robbed; are you?' said Jonas.

意味（5）

(countable, slang) A young or inexperienced person.

Purſue your trade of ſcandal-picking, Your hints, that Stella is no chicken: Your innuendos, when you tell us, That Stella loves to talk with fellows; […]

意味（6）

(countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.

意味（7）

The game of dare.

意味（8）

A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser).

Don't play chicken with a freight train; you're guaranteed to lose.

意味（9）

A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.

意味（10）

(slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.

Up early in the morning trappin' (Trap-trap) You can get 'em how you askin' (Ask) How many chickens? You can get 'em whichever way Nigga, trap turned Zaxby's (Zax)

chickens （ plural ）