大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 spring chicken


释义：

spring chicken n. 童子鸡；年轻人（年轻幼稚的女子）

例句：


At 85, he is no spring chicken, but he is busier than ever.

85岁的他已不再年轻，但他比以往都要忙碌。



There's boiled spring chicken .

这种食物包括煮春鸡。



When you reach 60, you will be no spring chicken.

当你达到60岁，你就不年轻了。



Oh, he's a real spring chicken, always full of energy.

喔，他可真是个老当益壮的人，永远充满活力呢。



Grilled spring chicken, served with mashed potato and corn.

酱烧春鸡慢火碳烤后，配上波本酱，芝士土豆泥和烤玉米。



The girl is a spring chicken compared to her 60 year-old boyfriend.

和她60岁的男朋友相比，这个姑娘就是一只雏鸡。



Mrs. Gray may not be a granny, but she's certainly no spring chicken.

格雷夫人也许还不算老太太，但是她的年纪肯定不小啦。



Grandma can't run and play ball the way she used to. She's no spring chicken.

奶奶不能像以前那样跑步和打球了。她老了。



She may think that she looks cool and young in those hot pants, but I can tell you for a fact that she is no spring chicken.

她可能会认为自己穿上那双很潮的裤子会看起来很酷很年轻，但是我得告诉你个事实，她已经不再年轻了。



A shrimp cocktail and some fried peanuts for appetizer. A plate of Shanghai crab, a grilled fish, a roast spring chicken and a cauliflower soup.

女士，先要一杯虾仁鸡尾酒和一些炸花生米开胃，然后要上海螃蟹、扒鱼、烤仔鸡和花菜汤各一份。



I'm over forty, so I'm not a spring chicken any more. But I can still play a good game of tennis. In fact, I can take my 20-year-old son out to the tennis court and beat him any day of the week.

我已经四十多了，所以已经不再年轻了。但是我网球还是打得很不错。事实上，无论哪一天，我都可以在网球场上战胜我那二十岁的儿子。