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ˌspring ˈchicken noun [countable] somebody is no spring chicken OLD/NOT NEWused to say that someone is no longer young – used humorously 某人已经不再年轻了〔幽默用法〕Examples from the Corpusspring chicken• Eloff is no longer a spring chicken - nor is he in control of Northern Transvaal.• After all, you're thirty now and no spring chicken yourself any more.ˌspring ˈchicken nounChineseSyllable – someone no longer to used used that is Corpus say young |