egg
noun
verb
eɡ
noun
1
BIRD
鸟类
1.
BIRD
鸟类
（C ）a
round
object
with
a
hard
surface,
that
contains
a
baby
bird,
snake,
insect
etc
and
which
is
produced
by
a
female
bird,
snake,
insect
etc蛋:
Blackbirds
lay
their
eggs
in
March.
乌鸫在3月产蛋。
an
ostrich
egg
鸵鸟蛋
The
eggs
hatch
(=break
open
to
allow
the
baby
out)
in
26
days.
这些蛋要 26 天才能孵化。
2
FOOD
食物
an
egg,
especially
one
from
a
chicken,
that
is
used
for
food
〔作食物的〕蛋;〔尤指〕鸡蛋
fried/poached/boiled
etc
eggs
Joe
always
has
bacon
and
egg
for
breakfast.
乔早餐总是吃熏肉加蛋。
Whisk
the
egg
white
(=the
white
part)
until
stiff.
把蛋清打到黏稠状。
Beat
in
two
of
the
egg
yolks
(=the
yellow
part)
.
把其中两个蛋黄打进去。
3
EGG SHAPE
蛋状形
something
the
same
shape
as
an
egg
蛋状物
C
a
chocolate
Easter
egg
复活节巧克力蛋
4
ANIMALS/PEOPLE
动物/人类
a
cell
produced
by
a
woman
or
female
animal
that
combines
with
SPERM
(=male
cell)
to
make
a
baby
卵，卵细胞;
C
5
(have) egg on your face
if
someone,
especially
someone
in
authority,
has
egg
on
their
face,
they
have
been
made
to
look
stupid
by
something
embarrassing
〔尤指有权威的人〕丢脸，出丑
The
Pentagon’s
been
left
with
egg
on
its
face.
五角大楼丢尽了脸。
6
put all your eggs in one basket
to
depend
completely
on
one
thing
or
one
course
of
action
in
order
to
get
success,
so
that
you
have
no
other
plans
if
this
fails
孤注一掷
When
planning
your
investments,
it’s
unwise
to
put
all
your
eggs
in
one
basket.
在计划投资时，孤注一掷的行为是不明智的。
7
lay an egg
to
fail
or
be
unsuccessful
at
something
that
you
are
trying
to
do
[美，非正式] 失败，未成功
AmE informal
8
good egg
someone
who
you
can
depend
on
to
be
honest,
kind
etc
[过时] 好人
old-fashioned
verb
9
to
encourage
someone
to
do
something,
especially
something
that
they
do
not
want
to
do
or
should
not
do
怂恿; 鼓动
Bob
didn’t
want
to
jump,
but
his
friends
kept
egging
him
on.
鲍勃不想跳，可他的朋友们一个劲地鼓动他。