hen

英 [hen]

美 [hen]

n.  母鸡; 雌禽

复数：hens　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6080 / COCA.7934

牛津词典

noun

• 母鸡
  a female chicken, often kept for its eggs or meat
  1. a small flock of laying hens
     一小群下蛋的母鸡
  2. battery hens
     层架式鸡笼饲养的母鸡
• 雌禽
  any female bird
  1. a hen pheasant
     雌雉

柯林斯词典

• 母鸡
  Ahenis a female chicken. People often keep hens in order to eat them or sell their eggs.
• N-COUNT 雌禽
  The female of any bird can be referred to as ahen.
  1. ...ostrich hens.
     雌性鸵鸟

英英释义

noun

• female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
• adult female bird
• adult female chicken
  Synonym:biddy
• flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

双语例句

• The hen broods twelve eggs this time.
  这次那只母鸡孵十二个蛋。
• The weasel pays a courtesy visit to the hen; not with the best of intentions.
  狼给鸡拜年，不怀好意。
• The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.
  雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。
• A hen cackles. a cock crows.
  母鸡咯咯叫，公鸡喔喔啼。
• The hen sits in the hencoop [ henroost].
  母鸡卧窝。
• The hen laid a lot of eggs.
  这只母鸡下了许多蛋。
• A hen hatches chickens.
  母鸡孵化小鸡。
• A black hen or a white hen?
  黑母鸡和白母鸡？
• The hen may not be able to feed its young.
  雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。
• This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box
  这样可以使这对公鸡和母鸡正常交配，让母鸡不再呆在鸡窝里。