Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense eggs, present participle egging, past tense, past participle egged
1N-COUNT 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. 蛋;卵
...a baby bird hatching from its egg.
從蛋中孵出的小鳥
...ant eggs.
蟻卵
SYN ovum, gamete, germ cell
2N-VAR (西方國家常指供食用的)雞蛋 In Western countries, eggs often means hen's eggs, eaten as food. (西方國家常指供食用的)雞蛋
Break the eggs into a shallow bowl and beat them lightly.
把雞蛋打到一個淺碗中,輕輕攪打。
...bacon and eggs.
鹹肉煎蛋
3N-COUNT 卵狀物;蛋形物Egg is used to refer to an object in the shape of a hen's egg. 卵狀物;蛋形物
...a chocolate egg.
巧克力蛋
4N-COUNT 卵子;卵細胞 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. 卵子;卵細胞
6PHRASE 寄希望於一件事上;孤注一擲 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. 寄希望於一件事上;孤注一擲
The key word here is diversify; don't put all your eggs in one basket.
這裏的關鍵詞是多樣性;不要在一棵樹上吊死。
7PHRASE 出醜;丢臉;蒙羞 If someone has egg on their face or has egg all over their face, they have been made to look foolish. 出醜;丢臉;蒙羞
If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.
如果他們對這場比賽掉以輕心,結果很可能會出醜。
8a chicken and egg situation→see: chicken the goose that lays the golden egg→see: goose
A hen's egg is, quite simply, a work of art, a masterpiece of design and construction with, it has to be said, brilliant packaging!Delia SmithHow to Cook
1of birds/as food鳥;食物ADJECTIVE | ... OF EGGS | VERB + EGG | EGG + VERB | EGG + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤fresh鮮蛋▸➤bad, rotten腐壞的蛋▸➤free-range, organic散養雞產的蛋;有機蛋▸➤chicken, duck, hen's, quail's, etc.雞蛋、鴨蛋、鵪鶉蛋等➤unhatched未孵化的蛋▸➤boiled, devilled/deviled, fried, hard-boiled, poached, scrambled, soft-boiled煮蛋;魔鬼蛋(蛋黃中加芥末或辣椒粉的半個煮蛋);煎蛋;煮得老的蛋;水煮荷包蛋;炒蛋;煮得半熟的蛋➤raw生蛋➤beaten蛋液▸➤Scotch (BrE) 蘇格蘭香腸蛋▸➤chocolate, Easter巧克力蛋;復活節彩蛋... OF EGGS➤clutch一窩蛋◇She lays a clutch of four eggs on average.這隻雌鳥平均一窩下四隻蛋。➤box, carton (NAmE) 一盒蛋VERB + EGG➤lay, produce下蛋;產蛋➤deposit (of insects, reptiles, etc.昆蟲、爬行動物等)將卵產在⋯◇The beetles deposit their eggs in fields.甲蟲將卵產在田野裏。➤hatch孵蛋▸➤incubate孵化蛋▸➤emerge from, hatch from從蛋中孵出➤guard, protect看護蛋;保護蛋◇The males stay and guard the eggs.雄性動物留下來看護這些蛋。➤bury掩埋蛋◇Many reptiles bury their eggs.許多爬行動物把它們下的蛋掩埋起來。➤collect收集蛋▸➤boil, cook, fry, poach, scramble帶殼煮蛋;烹飪蛋;煎蛋;水氽蛋;炒蛋▸➤break, crack把蛋打破◇Crack two eggs into the mixture.打兩隻蛋到混合料中。➤separate把蛋分開◇Separate the eggs, putting the whites to one side.把蛋分開,蛋清撥到一邊。➤beat, whisk打蛋➤brush sth with給某物刷上雞蛋◇Brush the pastry with a little beaten egg.往麪團上塗上少量蛋液。EGG + VERB➤hatch蛋孵化▸➤break, crack蛋破碎EGG + NOUN➤shell (usually eggshell)蛋殼▸➤white, yolk蛋清;蛋黃▸➤box, carton (NAmE) 蛋盒;蛋箱➤laying, production下蛋➤cup蛋杯▸➤mayonnaise, noodles, pasta, roll (= a type of Chinese food consisting of a thin tube of pastry filled with vegetables and/or meat and fried) (NAmE) , salad, sandwich蛋黃醬;雞蛋麪;雞蛋意大利麪食;蛋捲;雞蛋色拉;雞蛋三明治➤wash蛋漿◇Brush the dough with egg wash.把蛋漿刷到麪團上。➤timer煮蛋計時器➤beater (especially NAmE) (whisk in BrE)打蛋器➤hunt復活節彩蛋搜尋◇We're just decorating eggs for the egg hunt.我們正在為彩蛋搜尋活動畫彩蛋。PHRASES➤the white of an egg, the yolk of an egg蛋清;蛋黃▸➤bacon and eggs, ham and eggs熏肉加煎蛋;火腿配煎蛋◇a breakfast of bacon and eggs一頓熏肉配煎蛋早餐➡ topic at foodegg
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2cell from which a new young creature is formed卵細胞ADJECTIVE | VERB + EGG | EGG + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤fertilized受精卵▸➤unfertilized未受精卵➤donor捐獻的卵子◇Many women conceive through the use of a donor egg.很多女性使用捐贈的卵子懷孕。VERB + EGG➤fertilize使卵子受精◇Only one sperm fertilizes an egg.只有一個精子使卵子受精。➤produce, release產生/釋放卵子➤donate捐獻卵子EGG + NOUN➤donor卵子捐獻者➤donation卵子捐獻➤removal卵子移除➤formation卵子的形成➤cell卵細胞➤sac卵囊PHRASES➤the nucleus of an egg卵細胞核