Word · Frequency #6080
hens
母鸡
hens is the plural of hen.
核心释义
指成年雌性鸡，尤指用于产蛋的母鸡
a female chicken, especially an adult one kept for eggs
- 1.
雌性鸡(Gallus gallus),尤指性成熟、用于产蛋的母鸡。
A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
- 2.
成年母鸡
adult female chicken
- 3.
其他鸟类的雌性,尤指性成熟的雌禽。
A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
- 4.
成年雌鸟
adult female bird
- 5.
女人(口语)。
A woman.
- 6.
适合炖煮的老母鸡肉
flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
- 7.
跨性别女性的阴茎。
The penis of a trans woman.
- 8.
硬壳蛤(Mercenaria mercenaria),一种双壳贝类。
The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.
雌鸟；雌禽；老母鸡肉；女人；硬壳蛤；跨性别女性的阴茎
用法In use
Every morning my grandmother feeds the hens before collecting their eggs.
用法提示：hen 是名词，表示“母鸡”，复数形式 hens 指多只母鸡。
The hen sat on her nest, keeping the eggs warm.
用法提示：hen 是名词，指“成年母鸡”，句中作主语。
We bought a hen from the farm to get fresh eggs at home.
用法提示：hen 是名词，表示“母鸡”，作 bought 的宾语。
keep hens
hen 是可数名词，泛指多只时用复数 hens；说“养鸡”常用 keep。
Many families in the countryside keep hens for their eggs.
乡下的许多家庭养母鸡来下蛋。
a hen that lays eggs
hen 后可用 that 引导定语从句，补充说明这只母鸡的情况。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- laying hen
- 产蛋母鸡；蛋鸡
- The farm keeps a flock of laying hens.农场养了一群产蛋母鸡。
- broody hen
- 抱窝的母鸡；想孵蛋的母鸡
- The broody hen sits on the nest all day.那只抱窝的母鸡整天趴在窝里。
- mother hen
- 母鸡妈妈；护雏的母鸡
- The mother hen protects her chicks from danger.母鸡妈妈保护小鸡免受危险。
- battery hen
- 笼养母鸡；层架式鸡笼里的母鸡
- Battery hens are often kept in cramped cages.笼养母鸡常被关在狭小的笼子里。
- free-range hen
- 散养母鸡；自由放养的母鸡
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
仅指雌性；指母鸡或某些成年雌鸟。
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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