hens

英 [hɛnz]

美 [hɛnz]

n.  母鸡; 雌禽
hen的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• 母鸡
  Ahenis a female chicken. People often keep hens in order to eat them or sell their eggs.
• N-COUNT 雌禽
  The female of any bird can be referred to as ahen.
  1. ...ostrich hens.
     雌性鸵鸟

双语例句

• It is time for hens to brood.
  该是母鸡孵蛋的时候了。
• They grew potatoes and vegetables, and kept hens and cows.
  他们自己种土豆和蔬菜，还养母鸡和奶牛。
• My hens are laying well.
  我养的鸡产蛋很多。
• She reckoned the number of eggs laid by the hens during the month.
  她数了一下这个月里母鸡下了多少蛋。
• A new barnyard game between you and seven hens.
  一个新的稗游戏之间的你和七只母鸡。
• I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.
  我朝母鸡扔卵石，吓得它们乱跳乱叫。
• Hens can lay eggs.
  母鸡会下蛋。
• I would rather be killed by them than be bitten by the ducks or pecked by the hens.
  我宁愿被他们杀死也不愿被那些鸭子咬或是被那些母鸡啄。
• Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens 'ability to lay.
  春天严寒的天气降低了母鸡的产蛋能力。
• They have been know to breed at younger ages but egg binding in hens can occur if this happens.
  他们已经知道，滋生在年龄更小，但具有约束力的鸡蛋在蛋鸡可以发生，如果发生这种情况。