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. …一只从蛋壳里孵出来的雏鸟。
2. N-VAR In many countries, eggs often means hen's eggs, eaten as food. 鸡蛋
Break the eggs into a shallow bowl and beat them lightly. 把鸡蛋打在一个浅碗里并且稍微搅打。
3. N-COUNT Egg is used to refer to an object in the shape of a hen's egg. 卵状物
...a chocolate egg. …一个巧克力蛋。
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. 只需一个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. 孤注一掷
The key word here is diversify; don't put all your eggs in one basket. 这里的关键词是多样化投资，不要孤注一掷。
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. 如果他们轻率地对待这场比赛，他们可能会以出洋相收场。
7. V to throw eggs at 向...扔鸡蛋[美国英语] [非正式]
8. V to urge or incite, esp to daring or foolish acts 煽动; 怂恿
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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)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the oval object with a hard shell that is produced by female birds , especially chickens , eaten as food
（食用的）蛋（尤指鸡蛋）
a hard-boiled /soft-boiled egg 煮得老的／嫩的鸡蛋
How do you like your eggs - fried or boiled ? 鸡蛋你想怎样吃？是吃煎的还是煮的？
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
an object that is made in the shape of a bird's egg
蛋状物
a chocolate /marble egg 巧克力蛋／大理石球
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egg noun (REPRODUCTION)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]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
（鸟类的）卵，蛋
The cuckoo lays her egg in another bird's nest . 杜鹃将卵产在别的鸟的巢里。
After fourteen days the eggs hatch . 14天后，卵孵化了。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
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；卵细胞
Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg that then splits into two. 同卵双胞胎是由一个受精卵分裂发育而来的。
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