count chickens

短语

词形变化

counted chickens counting chickens counts chickens 三单 counts chickens counting chickens 现在分词 counted chickens 过去式 counted chickens 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To trust in something good that is not yet certain.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see count, chicken.

词源

A reference to the proverb don't count your chickens before they're hatched

来源：wiktionary