egg someone on

Related to word: egg

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Definition

  1. to urge someone persistently to undertake an action that may be unwise

    鼓動;煽動;慫恿

    • She kept egging him on to join that risky adventure, even though he didn't want to.

      她一直慫恿他加入那場冒險,儘管他並不願意。

    • His friends were egging him on to gamble, but he knew it was not a good idea.

      他的朋友慫恿他去賭博,但他知道這不是個好主意。

    • Even knowing it was unsafe to climb that tree, his classmates were still egging him on.

      即使知道爬那棵樹不安全,他的同學們仍在慫恿他。