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雞
Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
例句
Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.
萊昂內爾做了個雞籠，打算養些雞，吃上新鮮雞蛋。
...free-range chickens.
散養的雞
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膽小鬼
If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something.
例句
I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
我怕黑，是個十足的膽小鬼。
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PHRASE
高興得太早;過早地打如意算盤
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.
例句
I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.
我不想高興得太早。
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雞和蛋的問題(指很難決定孰先孰后、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.
例句
It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?
這是個雞和蛋的問題。是因為營養缺乏導致濕疹呢，還是濕疹導致了某些營養缺乏？
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像只沒頭的蒼蠅到處亂竄
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.
例句
Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way.
別像只沒頭蒼蠅東一頭西一頭的，力氣要用對地方。