- [plural]
chickens, ducks and geese, kept for their meat or eggs 家禽 to keep poultry 饲养家禽 poultry farming 养禽业 He rears rabbits and poultry in the garden. 他在花园里养了兔子和家禽。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- free-range
- domestic
- keep
- raise
- farm
- farming
- industry
- …
- [uncountable]
meat from chickens, ducks and geese 禽肉 Eat plenty of fish and poultry. 要多吃鱼和禽肉。 a wine that goes well with fish and poultry dishes 一种适宜在吃鱼和家禽时饮用的葡萄酒
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- free-range
- domestic
- keep
- raise
- farm
- farming
- industry
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pouletrie, from poulet ‘pullet’.