egg
名詞
定義 egg 名詞
food(食物)
- A1Countable(可数名词)Uncountable(不可数名词)
A oval-shaped object with a hard outer shell produced by female birds, especially chickens, and used as food.
（食用）蛋，尤指鸡蛋
A sunny-side up egg with toast.
一个太阳蛋配上吐司。
She enjoys eating boiled eggs for breakfast.
她喜欢早餐吃水煮蛋。
This recipe calls for two eggs.
这个食谱需要两个鸡蛋。
shape(形状)
- Countable(可数名词)
An object that is formed or shaped like a bird's egg.
蛋状物体
They decorated the Christmas tree with colorful egg-shaped ornaments.
他们用彩色的蛋形装饰品装饰了圣诞树。
The sculpture is an egg-shaped object made of marble.
这座雕塑是一个用大理石制成的蛋形物体。
This lightbulb is shaped like an egg.
这个灯泡的形状像一个蛋。
reproduction(繁殖)
- B2Countable(可数名词)
A oval object, often with a hard shell, produced by female birds, reptiles, and insects, containing a developing baby animal.
（鸟类、爬虫类或昆虫的）卵
Sea turtles lay their eggs on the beach.
海龟在沙滩上产卵。
Insects lay eggs under leaves.
昆虫在叶子下产卵。
The snake hid its eggs in a secluded spot.
蛇把蛋藏在隐蔽的地方。
- Countable(可数名词)
A cell produced by a female animal that is capable of developing into a baby if it is fertilized by a male sex cell.
卵；卵细胞
The research focuses on the development of the egg cell.
研究重点在于卵细胞的发育。
A woman releases an egg during ovulation.
女性在排卵期间会释放卵子。
The fertilized egg is the starting point of a new life.
受精卵是新生命的起点。
成語
- put all your eggs in one basket
To concentrate all one's resources or hopes in one single area, which involves a high level of risk.
孤注一掷
• When investing, don't put all your eggs in one basket; diversifying risk is the wise thing to do.
投资时，不要把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里；分散风险才是明智之举。
- have egg on your face
To look foolish or embarrassed because of something you have done.
出丑，出醜
• He incorrectly predicted the outcome of the game and now has egg on his face.
他错误地预测了比赛的结果，现在感到非常尴尬。
片語動詞 egg
- egg someone on
to urge someone persistently to undertake an action that may be unwise
鼓动；煽动；怂恿
• She kept egging him on to join that risky adventure, even though he didn't want to.
她一直怂恿他加入那场冒险，尽管他并不愿意。