来自拉丁词cupa, 小桶，酒桶，词源同cup. 因形似小桶而引申此词义。

1. Litter in the hen coop beds down if it is not raked.

鸡笼里的稻草如不清除会形成硬层.

2. The chickens have all fled from their coop.

鸡炸了窝了.

3. The hen has flown away and the eggs in the coop are broken.

鸡飞蛋打.

4. She graduates to senior stylist and then flies the coop to set up in a salon of her own.

她晋升为高级发型师，然后又冲破种种限制，开起了自己的发廊。

5. Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.

莱昂内尔做了个鸡笼，打算养些鸡，吃上新鲜鸡蛋。