rooster
/ˈruːstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈruːstər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈrü-stər also ˈru̇-/ (ame, mw)
rooster — 名詞
- roostersingular
- roostersplural
1. A male chicken that has grown to full size, known for making a loud call early i
公雞
成年的雄性雞
A male chicken that has grown to full size, known for making a loud call early in the morning and for the red comb on its head.
Every morning at sunrise, the neighbour's rooster crows loudly and wakes the whole street.
每天清晨日出時，鄰居的公雞大聲啼叫，吵醒了整條街的人。
rooster crows — the usual verb for the sound a rooster makes
The farmer's daughter Mei feeds the rooster and the hens every day before school.
農夫的女兒 Mei 每天上學前都會餵公雞和母雞。
A large brown rooster with a bright red comb strutted across the yard behind the barn.
一隻戴著鮮紅雞冠的大棕公雞，在穀倉後面的院子裡昂首闊步。
Diego drew a picture of a rooster for art class and coloured its tail feathers bright orange.
Diego 在美術課上畫了一隻公雞，還把牠的尾羽塗成亮橘色。
The old wooden coop at the back of the farm has space for one rooster and six hens.
農場後方那座舊木造雞舍裡，養了一隻公雞和六隻母雞。
- hen
An adult female chicken
用法筆記
Rooster is the usual term for an adult male chicken in North American English; cock is more common in British English and Australian English.