Spring chicken
童子鸡
📖 牛津释义
spring chicken
1 young chicken for eating 笋鸡.
2 (fig joc 比喻, 谑) young person 年轻人
She's no spring chicken, is she? 她已经不是黄毛丫头了, 对吧?
🧩 词语组成解析
spring
[sprɪŋ]
n. 春季;泉水，小溪;弹簧，弹性;跳跃;
vi. 跳，跃;突然发出或出现;发源;劈开，裂开;
vt. 突然跳出;跳过;使开裂;
adj. 春天的;弹簧的，有弹性的;
chicken
['tʃɪkɪn]
n. 鸡;鸡肉;胆小鬼;懦夫;
adj. 胆怯的;幼小的;胆小的;
vi. 以畏缩的方式去做，失去勇气;在最后一刻因胆怯而退出了;
chick小鸡+en表名词 →小鸡
🗣️ 情景例句
John isn't here today. That figures, he looked very sick yesterday.
约翰今天没有来，怪不得，他昨天就好像不太舒服。
You are saying you turn on the computer and see nothing?
你的意思是你把计算机打开后什么也看不见？
My boss answered the telephone.
办公室，是我的老板接的。