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

• Edison asked his father why he was not able to hatch chickens while hens can.
  爱迪生问他爸爸为什么他不能孵出小鸡，而母鸡却能。
• The hens have been cooped up for the night.
  母鸡被关在笼中过夜。
• It is time for hens to brood.
  该是母鸡孵蛋的时候了。
• The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.
  一群母鸡四处乱窜，搅起一团尘土。
• 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。
• My grandma keeps many hens.
  我奶奶养了许多只母鸡。
• The hens don't lay during this cold weather.
  这样冷的天气母鸡不会下蛋。
• You get eggs from hens.
  蛋是母鸡下的。
• They are prolific breeders, with many hens laying up to six eggs.
  他们都是多产的饲养员，养的母鸡很多都可以下6个蛋之多。
• 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。