egg
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[ɛɡ]
n
the oval or round reproductive body laid by the females of birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, and some other animals, consisting of a developing embryo, its food store, and sometimes jelly or albumen, all surrounded by an outer shell or membrane
Also called: egg cell any female gamete; ovum
the egg of the domestic hen used as food
something resembling an egg, esp in shape or in being in an early stage of development
vb
to dip (food) in beaten egg before cooking
to throw eggs at
egg
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[ɛɡ]
vb
to urge or incite, esp to daring or foolish acts
- 习惯用语
- bad egg a bad person.an exclamation of dismay
- good egg a good person.an exclamation of delight
- lay an egg to make a joke or give a performance, etc, that fails completely.(of a joke, performance, etc) to fail completely; flop
- put all one's eggs in one basket to stake everything on a single venture
- have all one's eggs in one basket 同
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs to presume to teach someone something that he knows already
- with egg on one's face made to look ridiculous
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