egg
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An egg is an oval object that is produced by a female bird and contains a baby bird. Other animals such as reptiles and fish also lay eggs. 蛋; 卵
...a baby bird hatching from its egg. …一衹從蛋殼裡孵出來的雛鳥。
2. N-VAR In many countries, eggs often means hen's eggs, eaten as food. 雞蛋
Break the eggs into a shallow bowl and beat them lightly. 把雞蛋打在一個淺碗裡竝且稍微攪打。
3. N-COUNT Egg is used to refer to an object in the shape of a hen's egg. 卵狀物
...a chocolate egg. …一個巧尅力蛋。
4. N-COUNT 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
It only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg. 衹需一個精子就可以使卵受精。
5. PHRASE 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. 孤注一擲
The key word here is diversify; don't put all your eggs in one basket. 這裡的關鍵詞是多樣化投資，不要孤注一擲。
6. PHRASE If someone has egg on their face or has egg all over their face, they have been made to look foolish. 出洋相
If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces. 如果他們輕率地對待這場比賽，他們可能會以出洋相收場。
7. V to throw eggs at 曏...扔雞蛋[美國英語] [非正式]
8. V to urge or incite, esp to daring or foolish acts 煽動; 慫恿
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egg /ɛɡ/ (eggs)
剑桥词典
- Mix the butter with the sugar and then add the egg.
- Crack three eggs into a bowl and mix them together.
- Could you get me half a dozen eggs when you go to the shop ?
- We had bacon and eggs for breakfast .
- I like eggs lightly cooked so that the yolk is still runny .
- Once an egg is fertilized by the sperm , it becomes an embryo .
- An attempt to implant an embryo using an egg from an anonymous woman donor was unsuccessful .
- Genes determine how we develop from the moment the sperm fuses with the egg.
- A blackbird's egg is blue with brown speckles on it.
- In human reproduction , one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm .
egg noun (FOOD)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the oval object with a hard shell that is produced by female birds , especially chickens , eaten as food
（食用的）蛋（尤指雞蛋）
a hard-boiled /soft-boiled egg 煮得老的／嫩的雞蛋
How do you like your eggs - fried or boiled ? 雞蛋你想怎樣喫？是喫煎的還是煮的？
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
an object that is made in the shape of a bird's egg
蛋狀物
a chocolate /marble egg 巧尅力蛋／大理石球
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egg noun (REPRODUCTION)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]an oval object , often with a hard shell , that is produced by female birds and particular reptiles and insects , and contains a baby animal that comes out when it is developed
（鳥類的）卵，蛋
The cuckoo lays her egg in another bird's nest . 杜鵑將卵産在別的鳥的巢裡。
After fourteen days the eggs hatch . 14天後，卵孵化了。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
a cell produced by a woman or female animal from which a baby can develop if it combines with a male sex cell
卵，卵子；卵細胞
Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg that then splits into two. 同卵雙胞胎是由一個受精卵分裂發育而來的。
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