
egg
词源
源自古挪威语 'egg',与古英语 'æg' 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 '*ajją'。
noun
❶ 鸡蛋,鸟类或爬行动物产下的卵形物体,通常有硬壳保护,内部含有胚胎和营养物质。
“She bought a dozen eggs from the supermarket.”
(她从超市买了一打鸡蛋。)
“The bird laid three eggs in the nest.”
(这只鸟在巢里下了三个蛋。)
❶ 在生物学中,指雌性生殖细胞,受精后可发育成新的个体。
“The sperm fertilizes the egg to form an embryo.”
(精子使卵子受精形成胚胎。)
“Human eggs are among the largest cells in the body.”
(人类的卵子是体内最大的细胞之一。)
verb
❶ 鼓励或怂恿某人做某事,通常指不太好的行为。
“His friends egged him on to jump into the pool.”
(他的朋友们怂恿他跳进游泳池。)
“She didn't want to fight but the crowd egged her on.”
(她不想打架,但人群怂恿她。)
常见短语
put all your eggs in one basket — 把所有资源或希望都寄托在一件事上,比喻孤注一掷的风险行为。
“Investing all your money in one stock is like putting all your eggs in one basket.”
(把所有钱都投资在一支股票上就像把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里。)
walk on eggshells — 形容小心翼翼、如履薄冰的状态,通常因为害怕惹怒某人或引发问题。
“After their argument, he felt like he was walking on eggshells around her.”
(争吵过后,他觉得在她身边如履薄冰。)
egg on your face — 形容尴尬或难堪的状态,通常因为犯了明显的错误或判断失误。
“When his prediction turned out wrong, he had egg on his face.”
(当他的预测被证明是错的时,他感到非常尴尬。)