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BNC: 1532 COCA: 1376

egg

Word family 
Related topics: Biology, Food, Human
ldoce_082_eegg1 /eɡ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun  
1  bird 鸟类 [countableC]HB 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 〔鸟类、蛇等的〕蛋；〔昆虫等的〕卵
 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。
→5  See picture of boiled eggs 煮蛋, fried egg 煎蛋, poached egg 荷包蛋, scrambled eggs 炒蛋 →4  See picture of 见图 egg
2  DFfood 食物 [countableC, uncountableU] an egg, especially one from a chicken, that is used for food 〔作食物的〕蛋；鸡蛋
fried/poached/boiled etc eggs 煎蛋/荷包蛋/煮蛋等
 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.
把蛋白打到黏稠状。
 Beat in two of the egg yolks (=the yellow part).
把其中两个蛋黄打进去。
→ scrambled egg
3  egg shape 蛋形 [countableC] something the same shape as an egg 蛋状物
 a chocolate Easter egg
复活节巧克力蛋
→ Easter egg
4. animals/people 动物/人类 [countableC]HBH a cell produced by a woman or female animal that combines with sperm (=male cell) to make a baby 卵，卵细胞 SYN ovum
5  (have) egg on your face EMBARRASSEDif 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.
五角大楼颜面尽失。
Examples from the Corpus
(have) egg on your face• Meanwhile, Hutcheson observed that in 1995 all the chip forecasters had varying degrees of egg on their face.• People like me, who believed the firing squad had been assembled, were left with egg on our faces.• If we think they are easy meat we will end up with egg on our faces.
6  put all your eggs in one basket DEPEND ON/RELY ONto 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 把一切希望寄托于一件事上；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，把所有钱投往一处的做法是不明智的。
7. lay an egg American EnglishAmE informalFAIL to fail or be unsuccessful at something that you are trying to do 失败，不成功
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lay an egg• Adults grow to varying sizes, depending on food available, and lay eggs in late summer.• Within it, they copulate and lay eggs.• In turn the later reptiles could diversify on land when they could lay eggs away from a watery environment.• Gravid female fig wasps enter figs, lay eggs and die.• Female brush turkeys visit the males' mounds, lay eggs in them, and depart.• The first episode of the series laid an egg.• A few species laid eggs beneath mounds of rotten vegetation that warmed as it decayed.• These mate, fly away and the females find new plants to lay eggs on.• The wasp lays eggs inside the eggs laid by the whitefly, thereby destroying the whitefly eggs.
8. good egg old-fashionedGOOD/MORAL someone who you can depend on to be honest, kind etc 好人
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good egg• What a good egg she was!
→ kill the goose that lays the golden egg at kill1(14), → nest egg
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egg• We had fried eggs for breakfast.• In an invasive procedure, a doctor could extract one of her eggs and try to fertilize it in a test tube.• Her egg will therefore grow into a small, stunted wasp.• One large egg, for instance, contains about 213 milligrams of cholesterol.• Only after several days does it fuse with the egg and so complete the long process of fertilisation.• The eggs had been microwaved, minus their shells, but with the yolks still intact.• There were the hens to be fed, their eggs to be collected.• Brush top of pie with egg.
lay ... eggs• Adults grow to varying sizes, depending on food available, and lay eggs in late summer.• They will come flying up against the wind and lay their eggs, which will soon turn into white grubs.• Instead, it lays its eggs in nests of other birds, and depends on others to hatch and raise its young.• And they mate, laying their eggs in the shallow tepid pools.• They lay their eggs in midwinter, incubating their eggs and chicks through many blizzards.• In the Nematoda, the sexes are separate and the males are generally smaller than the females which lay eggs or larvae.
fried/poached/boiled etc eggs• The next morning Mollie and I resumed the polishing and dusting after eating our muesli and boiled eggs.• We sat at the kitchen table eating bread, cheese, fried eggs and drank coffee.• Instant scrambled eggs, frozen fried eggs, canned eggnog, and many other convenient egg foods are being market tested.• Well, I love boiled eggs every day.• Aunt Edie served up a supper of fried eggs, bacon and tomatoes with bread and butter.• They breakfasted on sugared porridge, boiled eggs, bread and butter, and a pot of tea.• On the same block they went into a cafeteria and ordered two fried eggs for Isaac.• On it there was boiled eggs and things.
egg2 verb  
1 egg somebody ↔ on phrasal verbphr v PERSUADEto 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，可他的朋友一个劲地鼓动他。
Examples from the Corpus
egg on• And frankly, as activists, she and I egg each other on.• She was mad at him for egging Hank on.• They are egging these kids on.• Put egg white halves on a plate.• These moths lay their eggs, usually on the buds, in spring and summer.• Everyone stands at one end of the room with their eggs in front of them on the floor.• He kept their backsides so warm you could have fried eggs and bacon on them!• Sometimes they egg you on, you know.
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egg• This may be what some of those egging the freedom fighters on want to happen.• Sometimes they egg you on, you know.• So, reading through this book, you feel as thought Alwyn is looking over your shoulder, egging you on.
Origin egg1
(1300-1400) Old Norse
 egg2
(1100-1200) Old Norse eggja
egg1 nounegg2 verb
Chinese
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BNC: 1532 COCA: 1376
egg

noun¹

 1of birds/as food鳥；食物ADJECTIVE | ... OF EGGS | VERB + EGG | EGG + VERB | EGG + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤fresh鮮蛋▸➤bad, rotten腐壞的蛋▸➤free-range, organic散養雞產的蛋；有機蛋▸➤chicken, duck, hen's, quail's, etc.雞蛋、鴨蛋、鵪鶉蛋等➤unhatched未孵化的蛋▸➤boiled, devilled/deviled, fried, hard-boiled, poached, scrambled, soft-boiled煮蛋；魔鬼蛋（蛋黃中加芥末或辣椒粉的半個煮蛋）；煎蛋；煮得老的蛋；水煮荷包蛋；炒蛋；煮得半熟的蛋➤raw生蛋➤beaten蛋液▸➤Scotch (BrE) 蘇格蘭香腸蛋▸➤chocolate, Easter巧克力蛋；復活節彩蛋... OF EGGS➤clutch一窩蛋◇She lays a clutch of four eggs on average.這隻雌鳥平均一窩下四隻蛋。➤box, carton (NAmE) 一盒蛋VERB + EGG➤lay, produce下蛋；產蛋➤deposit (of insects, reptiles, etc.昆蟲、爬行動物等) 將卵產在⋯◇The beetles deposit their eggs in fields.甲蟲將卵產在田野裏。➤hatch孵蛋▸➤incubate孵化蛋▸➤emerge from, hatch from從蛋中孵出➤guard, protect看護蛋；保護蛋◇The males stay and guard the eggs.雄性動物留下來看護這些蛋。➤bury掩埋蛋◇Many reptiles bury their eggs.許多爬行動物把它們下的蛋掩埋起來。➤collect收集蛋▸➤boil, cook, fry, poach, scramble帶殼煮蛋；烹飪蛋；煎蛋；水氽蛋；炒蛋▸➤break, crack把蛋打破◇Crack two eggs into the mixture.打兩隻蛋到混合料中。➤separate把蛋分開◇Separate the eggs, putting the whites to one side.把蛋分開，蛋清撥到一邊。➤beat, whisk打蛋➤brush sth with給某物刷上雞蛋◇Brush the pastry with a little beaten egg.往麪團上塗上少量蛋液。EGG + VERB➤hatch蛋孵化▸➤break, crack蛋破碎EGG + NOUN➤shell (usually eggshell) 蛋殼▸➤white, yolk蛋清；蛋黃▸➤box, carton (NAmE) 蛋盒；蛋箱➤laying, production下蛋➤cup蛋杯▸➤mayonnaise, noodles, pasta, roll (= a type of Chinese food consisting of a thin tube of pastry filled with vegetables and/or meat and fried) (NAmE) , salad, sandwich蛋黃醬；雞蛋麪；雞蛋意大利麪食；蛋捲；雞蛋色拉；雞蛋三明治➤wash蛋漿◇Brush the dough with egg wash.把蛋漿刷到麪團上。➤timer煮蛋計時器➤beater (especially NAmE) (whisk in BrE) 打蛋器➤hunt復活節彩蛋搜尋◇We're just decorating eggs for the egg hunt.我們正在為彩蛋搜尋活動畫彩蛋。PHRASES➤the white of an egg, the yolk of an egg蛋清；蛋黃▸➤bacon and eggs, ham and eggs熏肉加煎蛋；火腿配煎蛋◇a breakfast of bacon and eggs一頓熏肉配煎蛋早餐  ➡ topic at food
egg

noun²

 2cell from which a new young creature is formed卵細胞ADJECTIVE | VERB + EGG | EGG + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤fertilized受精卵▸➤unfertilized未受精卵➤donor捐獻的卵子◇Many women conceive through the use of a donor egg.很多女性使用捐贈的卵子懷孕。VERB + EGG➤fertilize使卵子受精◇Only one sperm fertilizes an egg.只有一個精子使卵子受精。➤produce, release產生／釋放卵子➤donate捐獻卵子EGG + NOUN➤donor卵子捐獻者➤donation卵子捐獻➤removal卵子移除➤formation卵子的形成➤cell卵細胞➤sac卵囊PHRASES➤the nucleus of an egg卵細胞核
BNC: 1532 COCA: 1376
BNC: 1532 COCA: 1376
egg
Eggs and laying eggs: broody, clutch, egg...
Prepared dishes: bake, barbecue, bobotie...
Pregnancy and having a baby: abort, the afterbirth, amniocentesis...
To encourage someone to do or to not do something: encourage, persuade, convince...

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