chicka.dee
/'tj^ikadi:; .tjika'di:/ noun a small N American bird of the tit family. There are many types of
chickadee.北美山雀
chick-en
〇*» /'tjikin/ noun,
verb, adj. a noun 1 [C] a large bird
that is often kept for its eggs or meat 鸡：77i^y fceep c/iicfcens in the back yard.他们在后
院养鸡。◊介ee-range chicfcens自由''放养的鸡一compare cock,
hen —picture page R28 2 [U]
meat
from a chicken 鸡肉：介ied/roast cWcfcen 炸 /—鸡◊ chicken stock/soup 原鸡汤；鸡汤◊ chicfcen breasts/iivers/ thighs鸡胸脯為/肝/.大腿◊ chicken and
chips如鸡块配
炸薯条一see also spring chicken ITSrai a ,chicken- and-
egg situation, problem, etc. a situation in which it is difficult to
tell which one of two things was the cause of the other鸡与蛋孰先难定的情况；因果难定的
问题 play ’chicken to play a game'in
which people do sth dangerous for as long as they can to show how brave they
are. The person who stops first has lost the game.比红胆量一more at count v., headless, home adv.
»verb .chicken 'out (of sth/of doing sth)
(informal) to decide not to do
sth because you are afraid 因害怕而放弃；临阵退缩；胆怯
m adj. [not before noun] {informal)
not brave; afraid to do Sth胆怯；懦弱；怯懦033 COWARDLY 'chicken feed noun [U] {informal)
an amount of money that is not large enough to be important —笔微不定 的钱；一笔钱
'chicken
flu noun [u] = bird flu chick-en-pox /'tXikmpDks; NAmE
-pa:ks/ noun [u] a disease, especially of children, that causes a slight
fever and many spots on the skin 水痕.：to catch/get/have chfcfcenpox染上/患上/得了水痘 'chicken run noun an area surrounded by
a fence in which chickens are kept 养鸡场
chick-en.shit
/■tjikmj'it/
麵/7, 〇办
■
nown [U) (AMmf，s/flMg) nonsense 废话；瞎说；胡说八道
■
(AMmf，s/fl/7g) (of a person 人）not brave 胆怯的；懦 弱的；怯懦的003 COWARDLY
'chicken wire noun [U] thin wire made
into sheets like nets with a pattern of shapes with six sides 六角形网眼 铁丝网
'chick flick noun (informal) a film/movie that is
intended especially for women 女性电‘（旨在迎合女性
口味的电影）
'chick lit noun [U] {informal)
novels that are intended especially for women, often with a young, single woman
as the main character小妞文学（旨在七合年轻
女乎口味、主角常为单奚少女的小说）
chick-pea
/'tjik
pi:/ noun (especially BrB) (NAmE usually gar-banzo, gar'banzo bean) a hard round seed, like a light brown pea, that is cooked and eaten as a
vege- table鹰嘴豆（浅棕色的硬圆豆，可烹食）一picture o PAGE R19
chick-weed
/'tjikwiid/
noun [U] a small plant with white flowers tliat often grows as a weed over a wide area鸡草（杂草，花白色）
chicle /'tjikl; 'tjikli/ noun [U] a substance produced by the sapodilla tree and used to make chewing gum 糖胶树胶（人心果树乳汁凝聚成，用于制作口香糖）
chi-co
/'tXiikau;
NAmE -koo/ noun [pi -os) {(JS, from /n/omjfl/) a boy
or young man 小家认；小伙子
chic-ory
/'t^ikari/
noun [U] 1 (6r£) {NAmE en-dive) [C, U] a small pale
green plant with bitter leaves that are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. The
root can be dried and used with or instead of coffee.菊苣（根干燥后可与 咖啡同用或作其替代品）= endive(I) chide /tjaid/ verb - sb (for sth/for doing
sth) (formal) to criticize or blame
sb because they have done sth wrong 批评；指责；责备 PW71
REBUKE
： [VN] She chided ZierseiJ^or
being so impatient with the
chiZdren.她责怪自 己对孩子不够耐心。◊ [V speech] ‘Isn’t
that a bit he chided. “那不有点自私吗?；他责备道。[also
VN speech]
Chief adj., noun
鼸 [only
before noun] 1 most important 最■重要的；首'要
的；主i 的：the chie/
cau5e/jproi>ie7n/re〇5〇ri 主 i
原因 /
问题 / 理由◊ one 〇/ the President’s c/ife/ rivais 总统的主 要政敌之一 〇 note at main 2 (often
Chief) highest in rank最高级别的；为首的；首席的：the C/iie/Education Qfifiicer 首席教育官.◊ t/ie
chie//inanciaZ oj^fiicer 0/ the company 公司的首席财务官◊ Detective CWe/ Jnspector VWHiams 探长威廉斯 3 -in-’chief (in nouns 构成名词）of the highest rank 最高级别的；夫首的：commander- in-chief — see also chiefly
■ noun 1 a
person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organization (公司或机构的）首领:，
头目，最高领导人：army/industty/police
chie/s命队
首长；行业巨擘；警察局长2 (often
as a title常用作头衔) a
leader or ruler of a people or community 首领；酋 长；族长：Chie/ But/idezi 布特莱齐酋长◊ Chi'e/ Crasy
Horse “疯马”酋长 ll»!7!l
too many .chiefs and not enough 'Indians {BrE, informal) used to describe a
situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do,
and not enough people to do the work将多兵少；官多兵少
chief 'constable noun (in
chief e'xecutive noun 1 the person with the highest rank in a
company or an organization (公，司或机构
的）总经理总裁 2
Chief
Executive the
President of the US美国总统
chief e'xecutive officer noun {abbr. CEO) the person in a
company who has the most power and authority
总裁；首席执行官
chief in'spector noun (in
官，总督察
.chief 'justice (also Chief Justice) noun the most important
judge in a court, especially the US Supreme Court首席法官；（:尤指）美国最高法院首席法官
chiefly /'t^iifli/ adv. not completely, but
as a most important part 主要地；首要地 EdTl
primarily, mainly ： We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.我^主要关心的是提高教育水平。
◊
He’s traveHed widefy，cWe/Zy fn A/h'ai and 他游历
了许多地方，主要在非洲和亚洲。
.chief master 'sergeant noun an officer of middle
rank in the US air force (美国空军）总上士
.chief of 'staff noun {pi. .chiefs of 'staff) an officer of very
high rank, responsible for advising the person who commands each o, the armed
forces 总参每长；参谋
总长.一see also Joint Chiefs of Staff .chief petty 'officer noun an officer of middle
rank in the navy (美国海军和英国海军.)上士
.chief superin'tendent noun (in Britain) a police
officer above the rank of superintendent
;英画警察 的）总瞀司，警务长
chieftain /'tjiiftan/ noun
the leader of a people or a CLAN in Scotland首领；酋长；（苏格兰的）族长
.chief tech'nician noun an officer of middle
rank in the British air force (英国空军）总技术员
.chief 'warrant officer noun an officer of middle
rank in the US armed forces (美国陆军和海军的）一级
准尉；（美国空军）准尉
chiffon /'Xrfon; NAmE Ji'fain/ noun
[U] a type of fine transparent doth made from silk or nylon, used especially for making
clothes 雪纺绸，薄绸， 尼龙绸 （尤用
于制衣）
chig-ger /'t.figa{r)/ {also jig-ger /'d3ig0(r)/) noun a small flea that lives in tropical regions and
lays eggs under a person’s or animal’s skin, causing painfiil areas on the ski>恙螨
chi-gnon /'iiinjDn; NAmE -ja:n/ noun
(from French) a style for women’s hair in which the hair is pulled back
and twisted into a smooth knot at the back (女人的）
发髻
chi-hua-hua /tji'waiwa; NAmE -*wa:wa:/ noun
a very small dog with smooth hair奇瓦瓦狗（体小，毛平滑