egg
n
1 [C] in female mammals the cell from which the young is formed; ovum 卵; 卵子; 卵細(xì)胞
The male sperm fertilizes the female egg. 雄性的精子使雌性的卵子受精.
2
(a) [C] oval object from which young are hatched, laid by birds, reptiles, insects, etc and usu covered by a thin hard shell (鳥類、 爬行動物、 昆蟲等產(chǎn)的)卵, 蛋
The hen laid a large brown egg. 這只母雞下了一個大紅皮蛋.
The blackbird's nest contained four eggs. 黑鸝巢里有四個蛋.
ants' eggs 螞蟻卵. =>illus 見插圖.
(b) [U, C] (contents of) this, esp from a hen, used as food (用作食物的)蛋; (尤指)雞蛋
You've got some egg (ie a bit of cooked egg) on your shirt. 你襯衫上沾了些雞蛋.
Do you want a boiled egg for breakfast? 你早飯要吃煮雞蛋嗎? * ducks' eggs 鴨蛋.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) a bad `egg/`lot (dated infml 舊, 口) person considered to be dishonest and unreliable 不忠誠和不可信任的人; 壞蛋; 壞人. a curate's egg => curate. get, have, be left with, etc `egg on/all over one's face (infml 口) appear foolish 顯得愚蠢
He was left with egg all over his face when his forecast was proved wrong. 他的預(yù)言證實是錯的, 他顯得很尷尬. 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 孤注一擲(如將所有的錢投入一項生意上). teach one's grandmother to suck eggs => teach.
egg v (phr v) egg sb on (to do sth) urge or strongly encourage sb to do sth 慫恿或鼓勵某人做某事
I didn't want to do it but Peter kept egging me `on. 我本不想做那件事, 但彼得一直慫恿我.
?? 考研助記
母鵝(e)下 蛋創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄,一次就有九十九(gg)
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[eg]n. 蛋, 卵vt. 挑唆, 煽動, 調(diào)蛋黃【醫(yī)】 卵相關(guān)詞組: in the egg lay an egg egg sb on to do sth from the egg to the apple
?? 同為「小學(xué)」詞匯
dailyadj. 每日的,日常的;一日的;每日一次的;每個工作日的;
n. 日報;(不寄宿的)仆人,白天做家務(wù)的女傭;
adv. 每日;逐日;每周日;日復(fù)一日地;