Hen

[hen] or [hɛn]

解释:

(noun.) female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster.

(noun.) adult female bird.

(noun.) adult female chicken.

(noun.) flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing.

富兰克林校对--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

手打:利奥波德

解释:

n. the female of any bird esp. of the domestic fowl.—ns. Hen′bane a coarse annual or biennial herb of the nightshade family poisonous esp. to domestic fowls; Hen′coop a coop or large cage for domestic fowls; Hen′-driv′er Hen′-harr′ier a species of falcon the common harrier.—adj. Hen′-heart′ed timid as a hen: cowardly.—ns. Hen′-house a house coop or shelter for fowls; Hen′-huss′y a man who meddles with women's affairs; Hen′-mould a black spongy soil; Hen′nery a place where fowls are kept.—adj. Hen′ny like a hen feathered.—v.t. Hen′peck of a wife to domineer over her husband.—n. the subjection of a husband to his wife.—adj. Hen′pecked weakly subject to his wife.—ns. Henpeck′ery the state of being henpecked; Hen′-roost a place where poultry roost at night; Hen′wife Hen′-wom′an a woman who has the charge of poultry.

录入:费尔普斯