"cockerel" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小公鸡

Definition

小公鸡指未成年的雄性鸡，尤其是还没有完全长大的那种。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“cockerel”在英式英语更常见，美式英语常说“young rooster”。通常用于描述养殖或动物学环境，不等同于“小鸡”或“鸡仔”（雌雄皆可）。

Examples

The cockerel crowed at sunrise.

**小公鸡**在日出时啼叫。

The farm bought three cockerels last week.

农场上周买了三只**小公鸡**。

A cockerel has beautiful feathers.

**小公鸡**的羽毛很漂亮。

That loud noise? It was just the neighbor's cockerel announcing the morning.

那个很吵的声音？只是邻居家的**小公鸡**在报晓。

We could hear several cockerels as we walked through the village at dawn.

黎明时分，我们在村子里走着，能听到几只**小公鸡**叫。

After a few months, the cockerel started challenging the older rooster.

几个月后，这只**小公鸡**开始挑战年长的公鸡。