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

• I have fourteen roosters and fifteen hens.
  我有十四只公鸡和十五只母鸡。
• The hens don't lay during this cold weather.
  这样冷的天气母鸡不会下蛋。
• Are your hens laying well?
  你的母鸡下蛋多吗？
• Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens 'ability to lay.
  春天严寒的天气降低了母鸡的产蛋能力。
• They grew potatoes and vegetables, and kept hens and cows.
  他们自己种土豆和蔬菜，还养母鸡和奶牛。
• She reckoned the number of eggs laid by the hens during the month.
  她数了一下这个月里母鸡下了多少蛋。
• It is time for hens to brood.
  该是母鸡孵蛋的时候了。
• 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。