egg

英 [eɡ]

美 [eɡ]

n.  (鸟类的)蛋; (鱼、昆虫等的)卵; (用作食物的)禽蛋; (尤指)鸡蛋; 卵子; 卵细胞
v.  怂恿; 鼓励

复数：eggs　过去式：egged　现在分词：egging　第三人称单数：eggs　过去分词：egged　

中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1532 / COCA.1376

短语动词

短语用例

egg sb↔on

• 鼓动；怂恿；煽动
  to encourage sb to do sth, especially sth that they should not do
  1. The female sits on the eggs until they hatch.
     雌鸟伏在蛋上直到其孵化。
  2. The fish lay thousands of eggs at one time.
     这种鱼一次产卵数千个。
  3. crocodile eggs
     鳄鱼蛋

习惯用语

n.

a good egg
• 好人；正人君子
  a person who you can rely on to behave well
have egg on/all over your face
• 使显得愚蠢；出丑；丢脸
  to be made to look stupid
• They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up.
  只有十人到场，他们感到很丢面子。
put all your eggs in one basket
• 寄希望于一件事情上
  to rely on one particular course of action for success rather than giving yourself several different possibilities
a chicken-and-egg situation, problem, etc.
• 鸡与蛋孰先难定的情况；因果难定的问题
  a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other
the/a curate's egg
• 瑕瑜互见之物；好坏兼有之物
  something that has some good parts and some bad ones
kill the goose that lays the golden egg/eggs
• 杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔；自绝财源
  to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc.
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
• 不打破鸡蛋就摊不成蛋饼；不花代价就难成大事
  you cannot achieve sth important without causing a few small problems
(as) sure as eggs is eggs
• 千真万确；的的确确
  used to say that sth is definitely true
teach your grandmother to suck eggs
• 教奶奶嘬鸡蛋；在能人面前逞强；班门弄斧
  to tell or show sb how to do sth that they can already do well, and probably better than you can

牛津词典

noun

• （鸟类的）蛋；（鱼、昆虫等的）卵
  a small oval object with a thin hard shell produced by a female bird and containing a young bird; a similar object produced by a female fish, insect, etc.
  1. The female sits on the eggs until they hatch.
     雌鸟伏在蛋上直到其孵化。
  2. The fish lay thousands of eggs at one time.
     这种鱼一次产卵数千个。
  3. crocodile eggs
     鳄鱼蛋
• （用作食物的）禽蛋；（尤指）鸡蛋
  a bird's egg , especially one from a chicken, that is eaten as food
  1. a boiled egg
     煮蛋
  2. bacon and eggs
     熏肉加煎蛋
  3. fried/poached/scrambled eggs
     煎 / 荷包 / 炒蛋
  4. Bind the mixture together with a little beaten egg.
     用少许打过的蛋将混合料搅拌在一起。
  5. You've got some egg on your shirt.
     你的衬衣上沾了些蛋。
  6. egg yolks/whites
     蛋黄 / 白
  7. egg noodles
     鸡蛋面
  8. ducks'/quails' eggs
     鸭 / 鹌鹑蛋
  9. a chocolate egg (= made from chocolate in the shape of an egg)
     巧克力蛋
• 卵子；卵细胞
  a cell that combines with a sperm to create a baby or young animal
  1. The male sperm fertilizes the female egg.
     雄性的精子使雌性的卵子受精。
  2. an egg donor
     卵子提供者

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 蛋;卵
  Aneggis an oval object that is produced by a female bird and which contains a baby bird. Other animals such as reptiles and fish also lay eggs.
  1. ...a baby bird hatching from its egg.
     从蛋中孵出的小鸟
  2. ...ant eggs.
     蚁卵
• N-VAR （西方国家常指供食用的）鸡蛋
  In Western countries,eggsoften means hen's eggs, eaten as food.
  1. Break the eggs into a shallow bowl and beat them lightly.
     把鸡蛋打到一个浅碗中，轻轻搅打。
  2. ...bacon and eggs.
     咸肉煎蛋
• N-COUNT 卵状物;蛋形物
  Eggis used to refer to an object in the shape of a hen's egg.
  1. ...a chocolate egg.
     巧克力蛋
• N-COUNT 卵子;卵细胞
  Aneggis a cell that is produced in the bodies of female animals and humans. If it is fertilized by a sperm, a baby develops from it.
  1. It only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg.
     只需要一个精子就能让卵子受精。
• See also:Easter eggnest eggScotch egg
• PHRASE 寄希望于一件事上;孤注一掷
  If someone putsalltheireggs in one basket, they put all their effort or resources into doing one thing so that, if it fails, they have no alternatives left.
  1. The key word here is diversify; don't put all your eggs in one basket.
     这里的关键词是多样性；不要在一棵树上吊死。
• PHRASE 出丑;丢脸;蒙羞
  If someone hasegg ontheirfaceor hasegg all overtheirface, they have been made to look foolish.
  1. If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.
     如果他们对这场比赛掉以轻心，结果很可能会出丑。
• a chicken and egg situation→ see:chicken

英英释义

noun

• animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes
• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  1. she kicked him in the balls and got away
  Synonym:testistesticleorchisballballockbollocknut
• oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
  Synonym:eggs

verb

• coat with beaten egg
  1. egg a schnitzel
• throw eggs at

双语例句

• If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.
  如果他们对这场比赛掉以轻心，结果很可能会出丑。
• She was still hiccuping from the egg she had swallowed whole.
  刚才一口吞下整个鸡蛋，她现在还在打嗝。
• A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.
  新鲜鸡蛋会沉下去而不新鲜的会浮在上面。
• Each recipe specifies the size of egg to be used
  每种菜谱都具体规定了所用鸡蛋的大小。
• My canary has laid an egg
  我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。
• Whisk the egg whites until they are foamy but not stiff.
  把蛋清搅至起沫而不黏稠的程度。
• It only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg.
  只需要一个精子就能让卵子受精。
• Fold the cream into the egg yolk mixture.
  把奶油调入蛋黄液中。
• Cheese can be sprinkled on egg or vegetable dishes.
  奶酪可以撒在鸡蛋或蔬菜做的菜肴上。
• The egg landed on my cheek with a splat.
  鸡蛋啪嚓一声打在我脸颊上。