chick

英[tʃɪk] 美[tʃɪk]
  • n. 小鸡;小鸟;少妇
  • adj. 胆小的;懦弱的
  • n. (Chick)人名;(英)奇克

词态变化


复数: chicks;

中文词源


chick 小鸡

来自chicken的逆构词。

英文词源


chick (n.)
mid-14c. shortening of chicken (n.). Extended to human offspring (often in alliterative pairing chick and child) and thence used as a term of endearment. As slang for "young woman" it is first recorded 1927 (in "Elmer Gantry"), supposedly from U.S. black slang. In British use in this sense by c. 1940; popularized by Beatniks late 1950s. Chicken in this sense is from 1711. Sometimes c. 1600-1900 chicken was taken as a plural, chick as a singular (compare child/children) for the domestic fowl.

双语例句


1. Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice.
把鹰嘴豆放在开水中煮,并加入大蒜和柠檬汁。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Chick peas have a distinctive, delicious and nutty flavour.
鹰嘴豆有独特可口的坚果风味。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The chick initially has no fear of man.
小鸡天生并不怕人。

来自柯林斯例句

4. A weasel ran off with a chick in its mouth.
黄鼠狼叼走一只小鸡.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. I like the look of the chick.
我喜欢那个少妇的长相.

来自《简明英汉词典》