"cockerel" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小公雞

Definition

小公雞指年輕的雄性雞，特別是還沒有完全成年的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「cockerel」較常見於英式英語，美式英語說“young rooster”。多用於農業或動物飼養，不等同於「小雞」（不限性別）。

Examples

The cockerel crowed at sunrise.

**小公雞**在日出時啼叫。

The farm bought three cockerels last week.

農場上週買了三隻**小公雞**。

A cockerel has beautiful feathers.

**小公雞**的羽毛很漂亮。

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

那個很吵的聲音？只是鄰居家的**小公雞**在宣佈早晨。

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

黎明時分，我們在村子裡走著，能聽到幾隻**小公雞**叫。

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

幾個月後，這隻**小公雞**開始挑戰年長的公雞。