Word · Frequency #8245
chick
/tʃɪk/
noun
雏鸟；小鸡
核心释义
a young bird, especially a baby chicken
- 1.
幼鸟
A young bird.
- 2.
雏鸟,尤指家禽的幼鸟
young bird especially of domestic fowl
- 3.
(非正式)年轻女子
informal terms for a (young) woman
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
用法In use
The mother hen carefully watched over her chicks.
用法提示：名词，意为小鸡，指幼小的家禽。
A group of chicks were chatting loudly at the café.
用法提示：名词，非正式用语，指年轻女子。
The farmer found a lost chick behind the barn.
用法提示：名词，意为小鸡，幼鸟。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- chick flick
- 女性电影My girlfriend dragged me to see a chick flick.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“chick”是“chicken”的小宝宝，词形更短表示年幼。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
指年轻女子时为非正式用语
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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