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[/eɡ; ɛɡ/] n 用法:
1 [C] in female mammals the cell from which the young is formed; ovum 卵; 卵子; 卵细胞:
The male sperm fertilizes the female egg. 雄性的精子使雌性的卵子受精. 用法:
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(a) [C] oval object from which young are hatched, laid by birds, reptiles, insects, etc and usu covered by a thin hard shell （鸟类、 爬行动物、 昆虫等产的）卵, 蛋:
The hen laid a large brown egg. 这只母鸡下了一个大红皮蛋. *
The blackbird's nest contained four eggs. 黑鹂巢里有四个蛋. *
ants' eggs 蚂蚁卵. =>illus 见插图.
(b) [U, C] (contents of) this, esp from a hen, used as food （用作食物的）蛋; （尤指）鸡蛋:
You've got some egg (ie a bit of cooked egg) on your shirt. 你衬衫上沾了些鸡蛋. *
Do you want a boiled egg for breakfast? 你早饭要吃煮鸡蛋吗? *
ducks' eggs 鸭蛋. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) a bad `egg/`lot (dated infml 旧, 口) person considered to be dishonest and unreliable 不忠诚和不可信任的人; 坏蛋; 坏人. a curate's egg => curate. get, have, be left with, etc `egg on/all over one's face (infml) appear foolish 显得愚蠢:
He was left with egg all over his face when his forecast was proved wrong. 他的预言证实是错的, 他显得很尴尬. kill the goose that lays the golden egg => kill. make an omelette without breaking eggs => omelette. ,put all one's ,eggs in/into one `basket risk everything one has on the success of one plan, eg by putting all one's money into one business 孤注一掷（如将所有的钱投入一项生意上）. teach one's grandmother to suck eggs => teach. egg 2
[/eg; ɛɡ/] v (phr v) egg sb on (to do sth) urge or strongly encourage sb to do sth 怂恿或鼓励某人做某事:
I didn't want to do it but Peter kept egging me `on. 我本不想做那件事, 但彼得一直怂恿我. |