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hen

/hɛn/

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noun

母鸡，老母鸡

A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs.

Examples :

"The farmer collected the eggs from the hens in the coop. "

农夫从鸡舍里的老母鸡那里收集鸡蛋。

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noun

母鸡

A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.

Examples :

"The hen laid an egg in the garden this morning. "

今天早上，那只母鸡在花园里下了一个蛋。

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noun

雌鱼，母鱼。

A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.

Examples :

"The fisherman proudly displayed the large hen he caught, explaining that it was a female salmon full of eggs. "

渔夫骄傲地展示了他捕获的那条大雌鲑鱼，解释说它是一条肚子里装满鱼卵的母鱼。

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noun

妇人，女人

A woman, particularly

Examples :

"My aunt is a very capable hen, always taking on extra responsibilities at the school. "

我阿姨是个很有能力的妇人，总是承担学校里额外的责任。

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noun

单身女性聚会，告别单身派对

A hen night.

Examples :

""Sarah is planning a wild hen night for her sister before the wedding." "

莎拉正在为她妹妹策划一个疯狂的单身女性聚会/告别单身派对，就在婚礼前。

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noun

小妞，亲爱的

An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.

Examples :

""Alright, hen, you have a good day at school!" "

好啦，小妞，祝你上学一天顺利！

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noun

老母鸡，胆小鬼。

A henlike person of either sex.

Examples :

"Even though Mark is a man, his constant fussing over everyone's lunch and reminding them to wear their jackets made him the office hen. "

即使马克是个男人，但他总是为每个人的午餐操心，还不停地提醒他们穿外套，这让他成了办公室里的“老母鸡”，真是个胆小鬼。

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noun

蛤蜊

The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.

Examples :

"My uncle loves digging for hen on the beach at low tide and then steaming them for dinner. "

我叔叔喜欢在退潮的时候去海滩挖蛤蜊，然后蒸着吃。

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verb

溺爱，娇惯

To behave in an overprotective or extremely nurturing manner (towards).

Examples :

"The mother hen was constantly henning her son, hovering over him and checking his homework every night. "

那个老母鸡般的妈妈总是溺爱着她的儿子，每天晚上都寸步不离地守着他，检查他的作业。

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adverb

因此，所以。

Examples :

"The store was closed; hence, we went to another one. "

商店关门了，所以我们去了另一家。

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verb

扔，掷。

Examples :

"The child henned the ball across the yard. "

那个孩子把球扔过院子。