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单词 egg
释义

egg

UK //

Word Forms

singularegg
pluraleggs

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    countable the round object with a shell that a female bird produces and a baby bird develops in. The mother bird lays an egg, and later the egg hatches and the baby bird comes out

    a hen’s/pigeon’s/sparrow’s egg

    an ostrich egg

    Synonyms and related words

    Eggs and laying eggs
    1. 1a
      countable/uncountable a chicken’s egg used as food

      We had scrambled eggs for breakfast.

      an egg sandwich

      Synonyms and related words

      Prepared dishes
  2. 2
    countable a small object produced by a female insect, frog, snake etc, that a young animal comes out of
    Synonyms and related words

    Eggs and laying eggs
  3. 3
    countable biologya cell produced inside a woman or female animal that develops into a baby if it is fertilized by a sperm (=a male cell)
    Synonyms and related words

    Pregnancy and having a baby

phrases

someone can’t even boil an egg
a good egg
have/get egg on your face
lay an egg
put all your eggs in one basket

egg

US //

Word Forms

singularegg
pluraleggs

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    countable the round object with a shell that a female bird produces and a baby bird develops in. The mother bird lays an egg, and later the egg hatches and the baby bird comes out

    a hen’s/pigeon’s/sparrow’s egg

    an ostrich egg

    Synonyms and related words

    Eggs and laying eggs
    1. 1a
      countable/uncountable a chicken’s egg used as food

      We had scrambled eggs for breakfast.

      an egg salad sandwich

      Synonyms and related words

      Prepared dishes
  2. 2
    countable a small object produced by a female insect, frog, snake, etc., that a young animal comes out of
    Synonyms and related words

    Eggs and laying eggs
  3. 3
    countable biologya cell produced inside a woman or female animal that develops into a baby if it is fertilized by a sperm (=a male cell)
    Synonyms and related words

    Pregnancy and having a baby

phrases

someone can’t even boil an egg
a good egg
have/get egg on your face
lay an egg
put all your eggs in one basket

egg

UK //

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyegg
he/she/iteggs
present participleegging
past tenseegged
past participleegged

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to throw eggs at
    When he refused to give them a treat they egged his house.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 11/08/2017

phrasal verb

egg on

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyegg on
he/she/iteggs on
present participleegging on
past tenseegged on
past participleegged on

1
to encourage someone to do something that they should not do

He’d never have stolen it if she hadn’t egged him on.

Synonyms and related words

To encourage someone to do or to not do something

egg

US //

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyegg
he/she/iteggs
present participleegging
past tenseegged
past participleegged

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to throw eggs at
    When he refused to give them a treat they egged his house.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 11/08/2017

phrasal verb

egg on

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyegg on
he/she/iteggs on
present participleegging on
past tenseegged on
past participleegged on

1
to encourage someone to do something that they should not do
Synonyms and related words

To encourage someone to do or to not do something
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