The flashcard defines "egg" with multiple meanings: the reproductive body of a bird or other animal, the edible product from a bird (especially a chicken), an object with an egg shape, and a female reproductive cell. It also includes idiomatic expressions like "put all your eggs in one basket" and "egg on your face."
The flashcard defines "egg" as a countable noun referring to the oval object produced by female birds (and other animals) that contains a baby bird or embryo. It also refers to the edible eggs of birds, particularly chickens, and any egg-shaped object. Additionally, it denotes a reproductive cell in females and is used in idiomatic phrases like "put all your eggs in one basket" and "egg on your face."
[N-COUNT 可数名词]蛋;卵 An egg is 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.
...a baby bird hatching from its egg.
从蛋中孵出的小鸟
...ant eggs.
蚁卵
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[N-VAR 可变名词](西方国家常指供食用的)鸡蛋 In Western countries, eggs often means hen's eggs, eaten as food.
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。
...bacon and eggs.
咸肉煎蛋
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]卵状物;蛋形物Egg is used to refer to an object in the shape of a hen's egg.
[usu supp N]
...a chocolate egg.
巧克力蛋
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]卵子;卵细胞 An egg is 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.
It only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg.
只需要一个精子就能让卵子受精。
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See also:
Easter egg
;
nest egg
;
Scotch egg
;
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[PHRASE 短语]寄希望于一件事上;孤注一掷 If someone puts all their eggs in one basket, they put all their effort or resources into doing one thing so that, if it fails, they have no alternatives left.
[usu v PHR]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]出丑;丢脸;蒙羞 If someone has egg on their face or has egg all over their face, they have been made to look foolish.
[face inflects]
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。
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a chicken and egg situation→see:
chicken
; the goose that lays the golden egg→see:
goose
;
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eggeggseggedeggingnoun★ _birds_comp.jpg _nest.jpg 1★[countable ]a small ovalobject 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. (鸟类的)蛋;(鱼、昆虫等的)卵◆The female sits on the eggs until they hatch.雌鸟伏在蛋上直到孵化。◆The fish lay thousands of eggs at one time.这种鱼一次产卵数千个。◆crocodile eggs鳄鱼蛋☞collocationsat
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2★[countable , uncountable ]a bird's egg,especially one from a chicken, that is eaten as food (用作食物的)禽蛋;(尤指)鸡蛋◆a boiled egg煮蛋◆bacon and eggs熏肉加煎蛋◆fried/poached/scrambled eggs煎蛋;荷包蛋;炒蛋◆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。◆You've got some egg on your shirt.你的衬衣上沾了些蛋。◆egg yolks/whites蛋黄;蛋白◆egg noodles鸡蛋面◆ducks'/quails' eggs鸭蛋;鹌鹑蛋◆a chocolate egg (= made from chocolate in the shape of an egg)巧克力蛋☞see also
Easter egg
,
Scotch egg
3★[countable ](in women and female animals 妇女和雌性动物)a cell that combines with a spermto create a baby or young animal 卵子;卵细胞SYN
ovum
◆The male sperm fertilizes the female egg.雄性的精子使雌性的卵子受精。◆an egg donor卵子捐赠者☞see also
nest egg
IDIOMSa ˈgood egg( old-fashioned,informal) a person who you can rely on to behave well 好人;正人君子have ˈegg on/all over your face( informal) to be made to look stupid 显得愚蠢;出丑;丢脸◆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 ˈbasketto rely on one particular course of action for success rather than giving yourself several different possibilities 寄希望于一件事情上;孤注一掷☞more at
chicken
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curate1
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kill
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omelette
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sure
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teach
verbPHRASAL VERBˌegg sb↔ˈon( informal) to encourage sb to do sth, especially sth that they should not do 鼓动;怂恿;煽动◆He hit the other boy again and again as his friends egged him on.他在朋友的煽动下一次又一次地打了另一个男孩。egg/eɡ; NAmEeɡ/
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eggegg1 /eɡ/ ●●●S1W2 noun
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1bird [countable] 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: Blackbirds lay their eggs in March. an ostrich egg The eggs hatch (=break open to allow the baby out) in 26 days.2food [countable, uncountable] an egg, especially one from a chicken, that is used for foodfried/poached/boiled etc eggs Joe always has bacon and egg for breakfast. Whisk the egg white (=the white part) until stiff. Beat in two of the egg yolks (=the yellow part). →
scrambled egg
3egg shape [countable] something the same shape as an egg: a chocolate Easter egg →
Easter egg
4animals/people [countable] a cell produced by a woman or female animal that combines with sperm (=male cell) to make a babySYN ovum5(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: The Pentagon’s been left with egg on its face.6put 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: When planning your investments, it’s unwise to put all your eggs in one basket.7lay an egg American English informal to fail or be unsuccessful at something that you are trying to do8good egg old-fashioned someone who you can depend on to be honest, kind etc → kill the goose that lays the golden egg
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egg on phrasal verbto encourage someone to do something, especially something that they do not want to do or should not do: Bob didn’t want to jump, but his friends kept egging him on.
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蛋(78%),卵(18%),怂恿(2%),煽动(1%),用蛋覆盖(1%)
n.蛋;卵子;家伙;鸡蛋
vt.煽动;怂恿
n.(Egg)人名;(法、英)埃格
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