Word · Frequency #8245
chick
雏鸟；小鸡
a young bird, especially a baby chicken
- 1.
A young bird.
幼鸟
- 2.
young bird especially of domestic fowl
雏鸟,尤指家禽的幼鸟
- 3.
informal terms for a (young) woman
(非正式)年轻女子
小妞；年轻女子；幼鸟；雏鸟,尤指家禽的幼鸟；(非正式)年轻女子；小鸡
In use
The mother hen carefully watched over her chicks.
A group of chicks were chatting loudly at the café.
The farmer found a lost chick behind the barn.
a/an + (adj.) + chick
形容词常用来描述小鸡的年龄、大小、颜色或状态。
A fluffy chick peeped from under the hen.
一只毛茸茸的小鸡在母鸡身下叽叽叫。
the + chick + verb (singular)
The chick hatched from its egg this morning.
这只小鸡今天早上从蛋里孵出来了。
verb (transitive) + chicks (plural)
The farmer raises dozens of chicks every spring.
Connections
Collocations
- baby chick
- 小鸡
- The hen was protecting her baby chicks.母鸡在保护她的小鸡。
- cute chick
- 可爱的姑娘
- He was talking to a cute chick at the party.他在派对上和一个可爱的姑娘聊天。
- young chick
- 年轻女子
- She's just a young chick starting her career.她只是个刚开始职业生涯的年轻女子。
Idioms & figurative uses
- chick flick
- 女性电影My girlfriend dragged me to see a chick flick.我女朋友硬拉我去看了一部女性电影。
- chick lit
- 女性小说She enjoys reading chick lit on the beach.她喜欢在海滩上读女性小说。
- chick magnet
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“chick”是“chicken”的小宝宝，词形更短表示年幼。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：farming、biology、casual conversation、slang chick有两个常见含义：指小鸡时通常用于中性或正式场合；指年轻女子时多用于口语或俚语，比较随意。
Grammar Note
指年轻女子时为非正式用语
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'chick' (/tʃɪk/) as they share the same stressed vowel and coda /-ɪk/. Words like 'rich' or 'chin' are lookalikes but do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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