Chicken-and-egg
a. 先有鸡还是先有蛋的, 鸡和蛋的；因果难辨的；难分先后的；争论不休的[亦作 chicken-or-egg, chicken-and-the-egg]
🧩 词语组成解析
chicken
['tʃɪkɪn]
n. 鸡;鸡肉;胆小鬼;懦夫;
adj. 胆怯的;幼小的;胆小的;
vi. 以畏缩的方式去做，失去勇气;在最后一刻因胆怯而退出了;
chick小鸡+en表名词 →小鸡
and
[ənd, ən,ænd]
conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;
egg
[ɛɡ]
n. 鸡蛋，蛋;卵;<俚>家伙;
vt. 煽动，怂恿;用蛋烹调;<俚>向人扔鸡蛋;
🗣️ 情景例句
It'll only take a few minutes.
只要几分钟时间。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
When he woke up, his hands and feet had already been tied together.
当他醒过来的时候，他的手脚已经被捆起来了。