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I . chicken [ˈtʃıkın] N

II . chicken [ˈtʃıkın] ADJ

chicken [ˈtʃıkın]

chicken-hearted, chicken-livered ADJ

chicken pox [pɒks] N

Usage examples with chickens

a brood of chickens
一窝小鸡
count one's chickens before they are hatched
蛋未孵出先数鸡 dàn wèi fūchū xiān shǔ jī

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The farm's organic free-range chickens live in a multi-use field system with strips of hedge habitat, rows of herbs and open pasture.
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The second arc concerns a rancher and the grisly fate of his chickens.
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The chickens were cared for by the pullarius, who opened their cage and fed them pulses or a special kind of soft cake when an augury was needed.
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Actual whole prey are used whenever possible, including whole rabbits, chickens, game hens and turkeys.
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But in the end she chickens out after getting picked up by an amorous local boy.
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Dishes include range chickens (not commercially raised), fish, and sometimes locusts or scorpions from the forests.
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Field biologists have provided corroborating evidence based on observation of diverse species, such as chickens, sheep, butterflies, and chimpanzee.
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The college operates a hatchery which provides day old chickens for the local markets, abattoir and market gardens.
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A bunch of chickens, imprisoned and fully under control with no freedom whatsoever.
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Chickens may be raised in very low light intensities, sometimes total darkness, to reduce injurious pecking.
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