egg
[eg] noun
FOOD 食物
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■the oval object with a hard shell which is produced by female birds, especially chickens, and which is eaten as food （食用的）蛋，尤指鸡蛋•a hard-boiled/soft-boiled egg煮得老的／嫩的鸡蛋 •How do you like your eggs - fried or boiled?鸡蛋你想怎样吃？是吃煎的还是煮的？ countable
■an object which is made in the shape of a bird's egg 蛋状物•a chocolate/marble egg巧克力蛋／大理石球
[eg] noun
REPRODUCTION 繁殖
ADVANCED countable
■an oval object, often with a hard shell, which is produced by female birds and particular reptiles and insects, and contains a baby animal which comes out when it is developed （鸟类的）卵，蛋•The cuckoo lays her egg in another bird's nest.杜鹃将卵产在其他鸟的巢里。 •After fourteen days the eggs hatch.14天后，卵孵化了。 ADVANCED countable
■a cell produced by a woman or female animal from which a baby might develop if it combines with sperm from a male 卵，卵子；卵细胞•Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg which then splits into two.同卵双胞胎是由一个受精卵分裂发育而来的。
[eg] noun
egg on sb's face informal
■If someone has or gets egg on their face, they look stupid because of something that they have done （某人）丢脸，（某人）出丑•This latest scandal has left the government with egg on its face.最近的这次丑闻让政府丢尽了颜面。
[eg] noun
put all your eggs in one basket informal
■to depend for your success on a single person or plan of action 孤注一掷；把鸡蛋放在同一个篮子里•I'm applying for several jobs because I don't really want to put all my eggs in one basket.我申请了好几份工作，因为我可不想把鸡蛋都放在同一个篮子里。
[eg] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] egg sb on
■to strongly encourage someone to do something which might not be a very good idea 怂恿，鼓动，煽动（某人）•Don't egg him on! He gets himself into enough trouble without your encouragement.别再给他煽风点火了，不用你怂恿他，他自己都一身麻烦了。 |