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egg
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1 [C] in female mammals the cell from which the young is formed; ovum 卵; 卵子; 卵细胞
The male sperm fertilizes the female egg. 雄性的精子使雌性的卵子受精.
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(a) [C] oval object from which young are hatched, laid by birds, reptiles, insects, etc and usu covered by a thin hard shell （鸟类、 爬行动物、 昆虫等产的）卵, 蛋
The hen laid a large brown egg. 这只母鸡下了一个大红皮蛋.
The blackbird´s nest contained four eggs. 黑鹂巢里有四个蛋.
ants´ eggs 蚂蚁卵. =>illus 见插图.
(b) [U, C] (contents of) this, esp from a hen, used as food （用作食物的）蛋; （尤指）鸡蛋
You´ve got some egg (ie a bit of cooked egg) on your shirt. 你衬衫上沾了些鸡蛋.
Do you want a boiled egg for breakfast? 你早饭要吃煮鸡蛋吗? * ducks´ eggs 鸭蛋.
3 (idm 习语) a bad `egg/`lot (dated infml 旧, 口) person considered to be dishonest and unreliable 不忠诚和不可信任的人; 坏蛋; 坏人. a curate´s egg => curate. get, have, be left with, etc `egg on/all over one´s face (infml 口) appear foolish 显得愚蠢
He was left with egg all over his face when his forecast was proved wrong. 他的预言证实是错的, 他显得很尴尬. kill the goose that lays the golden egg => kill. make an omelette without breaking eggs => omelette. ,put all one´s ,eggs in/into one `basket risk everything one has on the success of one plan, eg by putting all one´s money into one business 孤注一掷（如将所有的钱投入一项生意上）. teach one´s grandmother to suck eggs => teach.
egg v (phr v) egg sb on (to do sth) urge or strongly encourage sb to do sth 怂恿或鼓励某人做某事
I didn´t want to do it but Peter kept egging me `on. 我本不想做那件事, 但彼得一直怂恿我.
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