2.informal not politeWOMAN a word meaning a young woman, that some people think is offensive 小妞儿,小姐〔有些人认为该词具有冒犯性〕
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chick• a hen and her chicks• It must time the laying of its eggs so that its chickshatch when caterpillars are most abundant, and most palatable.• Once he put a broody hen on a clutch of eggs and ten little chicks hatched out.• Two other tame birds on the same farm have already produced chicks which are now living in this barn.• "Who is he talking to?" "Some chick named Melanie."• If the eggs are allowed to cool, once they have started to develop, the chicks within will die.• The turkey and blackvultures at the park are well-fed and then scared into bringing up their food to supply the chicks.• The chicks all scurry to shelter; but if the same models are drawnbackward, they do not.• The chicks need round the clockattention, and have developed very healthyappetites.