a chicken / chickens（可数，指活鸡）
指活的鸡时 chicken 是可数名词，前面可以加 a，复数形式为 chickens。
There is a chicken in the yard.
院子里有一只鸡。
鸡；家鸡；胆小鬼；懦夫；比胆量的游戏；胆小鬼游戏；小鸡舞；红色原鸡的驯化亚种(家鸡)
the meat of a chicken, eaten as food
红色原鸡的驯化亚种(家鸡)
A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
鸡肉
the flesh of a chicken used for food
这种鸟的肉,作为食物
The meat from this bird eaten as food.
家鸡,由红原鸡驯化而来,饲养以获取肉或蛋
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
胆小鬼游戏
The game of dare.
缺乏自信、优柔寡断的人
a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
模仿鸡动作的简单舞蹈
A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
I bought some fresh chicken at the market this morning.
我今天早上在市场买了一些新鲜的鸡肉。
用法提示：这里的 chicken 是不可数名词，指作为食物的鸡肉。
She cooked chicken with vegetables for her family.
她为家人做了鸡肉炖蔬菜。
用法提示：chicken 在此句中作宾语，指鸡肉这种食物。
Would you like grilled chicken or fried chicken for dinner?
晚餐你想要烤鸡肉还是炸鸡肉？
用法提示：chicken 作为食物名词，与 grilled、fried 搭配表示不同的鸡肉做法。
指活的鸡时 chicken 是可数名词，前面可以加 a，复数形式为 chickens。
There is a chicken in the yard.
院子里有一只鸡。
指鸡肉时 chicken 不可数，不加 a，也不用复数形式。
We had chicken for dinner.
我们晚饭吃了鸡肉。
口语里 a chicken 指缺乏勇气、不敢做事的人。
Don't be a chicken — just jump!
别当胆小鬼——跳啊！
grammar · medium
易错句子I ate a chicken for lunch.
正确表达I ate chicken for lunch.
当 chicken 表示‘鸡肉’这一物质名词时，是不可数名词，不能加不定冠词 a。若说 a chicken，则指‘一只鸡’（整只鸡）。所以表示吃的是鸡肉时，要用零冠词的 chicken。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer has many chicken.
正确表达The farmer has many chickens.
chicken 表示‘鸡’这种动物时是可数名词，复数形式为 chickens。many 后接可数名词复数，所以要用 chickens，不能直接用 chicken。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw chicken in the yard.
正确表达I saw a chicken in the yard.
chicken 表示‘一只鸡’时是可数名词单数，前面需要加不定冠词 a。直接说 chicken 会被理解成‘鸡肉’或复数概念，与‘看到一只鸡’的意图不符。
炸鸡
We ordered fried chicken and fries for dinner.
我们晚餐点了炸鸡和薯条。
烤鸡
She put a roast chicken on the table.
她把一只烤鸡端上了桌。
鸡汤
My mother made chicken soup when I had a cold.
我感冒时，妈妈做了鸡汤。
鸡胸肉
Cut the chicken breast into thin slices.
把鸡胸肉切成薄片。
鸡舍
The hens sleep in the chicken coop at night.
母鸡晚上睡在鸡舍里。
玩比胆量的游戏；互不相让地对冲
Two drivers were playing chicken on the narrow road.
两个司机在窄路上玩起了比胆量的游戏。
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