| 单词 | scrambled egg |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscrambled egg(s) b. scrambled egg(s). extracted from scrambledadj. (a) a dish of eggs broken into the pan and fried with milk, butter, salt, and pepper. Cf. scrabbed adj. at scrab v. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > egg dishes > [noun] > scrambled eggs buttered eggsa1425 scrambled egg(s)1864 mumbled eggs1879 rumble-tumble1879 Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck them1891 1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 9 Feb. ‘Here you,’ he cried..‘bring me..some scrambled eggs’. 1897 M. L. Hughes Mediterranean Fever v. 192 In the later stages eggs lightly poached or scrambled may safely be used. (b) fig., the gold braid or insignia worn on an officer's dress uniform (esp. the cap); hence by metonymy, an officer. slang (chiefly Forces' slang). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > braid > of officer scrambled egg(s)1943 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer or soldier of rank > [noun] officera1450 lancepesade1579 military1709 tax-eater1818 two-striper1917 chiefy1942 pongo1943 scrambled egg(s)1943 Percy1961 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 52 Scrambled egg,..an officer of the rank of Group Captain or above. 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 53 Scrambled eggs, the gold braid or oak leaves on the peak of the dress service cap of an officer of the rank of Group Captain or above. 1946 J. Batten Dirty Little Collier iv. 32 Most collier men hate their ‘scrambled egg’ caps, and won't wear them at all. 1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard iv. 60 I don't care about the scrambled egg, but it may be a bit tough at first, not being an officer. 1961 C. Brooke-Rose Middlemen i. 7 A blue-grey uniform with three rings round his wrist. Then four. Then a big broad one and scrambled eggs. 1968 J. Lock Lady Policeman ix. 84 The car drivers..don't know which one to obey..being intimidated by all that scrambled egg on their caps. 1973 R. Dougall In & out of Box xiii. 157 An older pilot with some ‘scrambled-egg’ on his cap was produced. 1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. (Parade Suppl.) 14 a/4 (advt.) Capture the soaring spirit of American history—proud cap has smart military styling with golden ‘scrambled eggs’ & braid trim hand~sewn on the visor. < as lemmas |
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