Phrase
domestic fowl
/dəˈmestik faʊl/
noun
家禽
a domesticated bird, such as a chicken, duck, or turkey, kept for its eggs or meat
- 1.
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
被驯化的家禽,据信源自红原鸡
被驯化的家禽,据信源自红原鸡
In use
A domestic fowl usually needs enough space to move around.
They raise domestic fowl on their family farm.
These domestic fowl are kept mainly for their eggs.
raise domestic fowl
Many farmers raise domestic fowl for a living.
许多农民以饲养家禽为生。
domestic fowl are kept for
Domestic fowl are kept for their eggs and meat.
家禽被饲养以获取蛋和肉。
a flock of domestic fowl
She has a large flock of domestic fowl.
她有一大群家禽。
Common mistakes
I have three domestic fowls.I have three domestic fowl.
'fowl'的单复数形式相同，不加-s。家禽作为集合名词，复数形式仍为fowl。
They keep house fowl.They keep domestic fowl.
汉语'家禽'直译为'house fowl'，但英语中正确表达是'domestic fowl'，'domestic'表示驯养的、家养的。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.