英汉词典

1. 鸡
    Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.

    e.g. Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.
           莱昂内尔做了个鸡笼，打算养些鸡，吃上新鲜鸡蛋。
    e.g. ...free-range chickens.
           散养的鸡

2. 胆小鬼
    If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something.

    e.g. I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
           我怕黑，是个十足的胆小鬼。

3. 高兴得太早;过早地打如意算盘
    If you say that someone is counting their chickens, you mean that they are assuming that they will be successful or get something, when this is not certain.

    e.g. I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.
           我不想高兴得太早。

4. 鸡和蛋的问题(指很难决定孰先孰后、孰因孰果的情境)
    If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one.

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    e.g. It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?
           这是个鸡和蛋的问题。是因为营养缺乏导致湿疹呢，还是湿疹导致了某些营养缺乏？

5. 像只没头的苍蝇到处乱窜
    If someone is running round like a headless chicken or rushing around like a headless chicken, they are panicking when they should be thinking carefully about what needs to be done.

    e.g. Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way.
           别像只没头苍蝇东一头西一头的，力气要用对地方。

6. chickens come home to roost -> see roost

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