| 词汇 | cockerel |
| 释义 | cockerel noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɒk.ər.əl/ us /ˈkɑː.kɚ.əl/ a young male chicken小公鸡 narvikk/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Hens bantam broiler chick chicken chook cock fryer rooster A long-legged, flying cockerel keeled over and began to kick. On a Friday morning it was that a fox, or perhaps a cat, made away with Mrs. Ashton's most prized black cockerel, a bird without a single white feather on its body. Suppose you flap your wings, and crow for us, like a fighting cockerel. Examples of cockerelcockerel We have already had a reference this afternoon to the cockerel feathering his nest while the hen sits on the eggs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Cockerels, cowslips and violets are disappearing from many people's lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cockerel is very much more objectionable than the hen, however, in the noise that it makes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember being shown a chicken run which had housed about 30 hens and several cockerels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the injected pellet affects all the parts of the cockerel, why should it not affect the flesh? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I notice that devoicing of cockerels is now a prohibited operation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Formerly one could not keep a cockerel in the backyard of a council house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is she saying that people who live in the countryside should no longer be able to keep cockerels, a tradition going back many centuries? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I said in my opening remarks that barking dogs, peacocks, pea hens, cockerels and other animals are dealt with under existing legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sound of a cockerel is becoming as scarce as the sight of a beautiful violet or cowslip. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He obviously enjoys the role of chief cockerel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Very often also, they are not prepared for the cockerel which wakes them up at dawn, and complain bitterly about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the purpose of production, one must not leave out the cockerel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We also try to assist the bee-keeping association and have a cockerel-breeding scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people living in suburban areas, including my constituency, like to keep a henhouse and cockerels in their gardens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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