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。
母鸡
hens — plural of hen
雌鸟；雌禽；老母鸡肉；女人；硬壳蛤；跨性别女性的阴茎
a female chicken, especially an adult one kept for eggs
指成年雌性鸡，尤指用于产蛋的母鸡
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.
成年母鸡
adult female chicken
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.
成年雌鸟
adult female bird
女人(口语)。
A woman.
适合炖煮的老母鸡肉
flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
跨性别女性的阴茎。
The penis of a trans woman.
硬壳蛤(Mercenaria mercenaria),一种双壳贝类。
The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.
Every morning my grandmother feeds the hens before collecting their eggs.
每天早上，我祖母在捡鸡蛋之前先喂母鸡。
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.
那只母鸡蹲在窝里，把蛋焐得暖暖的。
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.
我们从农场买了一只母鸡，好在家里吃到新鲜鸡蛋。
用法提示：hen 是名词，表示“母鸡”，作 bought 的宾语。
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。
hen 后可用 that 引导定语从句，补充说明这只母鸡的情况。
She bought a hen that lays eggs almost every day.
她买了一只几乎每天都下蛋的母鸡。
表示“一群鸡”用 a flock of hens，of 后接复数名词。
A flock of hens gathered around the feeder.
一群母鸡聚在食槽周围。
grammar · medium
易错句子My mother made hen soup for me when I was ill.
正确表达My mother made chicken soup for me when I was ill.
英语中作为食物、菜肴的鸡通常说 chicken，hen 指活着的成年母鸡；中文一个“鸡”字兼指两者，直译成 hen soup 不自然。
grammar · medium
易错句子The little yellow hen is following its mother.
正确表达The little yellow chick is following its mother.
hen 指成年母鸡，小鸡是 chick；中文“小鸡”不能按字面译成 hen 或 little hen。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our neighbour keeps a hen dog and a male dog.
正确表达Our neighbour keeps a female dog and a male dog.
hen 只用于鸟类的雌性（尤指鸡），不能像中文“母”那样搭配其他动物；非鸟类的雌性要用 female。
产蛋母鸡；蛋鸡
The farm keeps a flock of laying hens.
农场养了一群产蛋母鸡。
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。
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。
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。
散养母鸡；自由放养的母鸡
Free-range hens can scratch for food outdoors.
散养母鸡可以在户外刨食。
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