egg
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_082_eegg1 /eɡ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 
1 bird 鸟类 [countable]HB a round object with a hard surface, that contains a baby bird, snake, insect etc and which is produced by a female bird, snake, insect etc 〔鸟类、蛇等的〕蛋；〔昆虫等的〕卵 Blackbirds lay their eggs in March. 乌鸫在3月产蛋。 an ostrich egg 鸵鸟蛋 The eggs hatch (=break open to allow the baby out) in 26 days. 这些蛋要26天才能孵化。2 DFfood 食物 [countable, uncountable] an egg, especially one from a chicken, that is used for food 〔作食物的〕蛋；鸡蛋fried/poached/boiled etc eggs 煎蛋/荷包蛋/煮蛋等 Joe always has bacon and egg for breakfast. 乔早餐总是吃熏肉加蛋。 Whisk the egg white (=the white part) until stiff. 把蛋白打到黏稠状。 Beat in two of the egg yolks (=the yellow part). 把其中两个蛋黄打进去。 → scrambled egg3 egg shape 蛋形 [countable] something the same shape as an egg 蛋状物 a chocolate Easter egg 复活节巧克力蛋 → Easter egg4. animals/people 动物/人类 [countable]HBH a cell produced by a woman or female animal that combines with sperm (=male cell) to make a baby 卵，卵细胞 SYN ovum5 (have) egg on your face EMBARRASSEDif someone, especially someone in authority, has egg on their face, they have been made to look stupid by something embarrassing 〔尤指有权威的人〕丢脸，出丑 The Pentagon’s been left with egg on its face. 五角大楼颜面尽失。6 put all your eggs in one basket DEPEND ON/RELY ONto depend completely on one thing or one course of action in order to get success, so that you have no other plans if this fails 把一切希望寄托于一件事上；孤注一掷 When planning your investments, it’s unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. 在计划投资时，把所有钱投往一处的做法是不明智的。7. lay an egg American English informalFAIL to fail or be unsuccessful at something that you are trying to do 失败，不成功8. good egg old-fashionedGOOD/MORAL someone who you can depend on to be honest, kind etc 好人 → kill the goose that lays the golden egg at kill1(14), → nest egg
1 bird 鸟类 [countable]HB a round object with a hard surface, that contains a baby bird, snake, insect etc and which is produced by a female bird, snake, insect etc 〔鸟类、蛇等的〕蛋；〔昆虫等的〕卵 Blackbirds lay their eggs in March. 乌鸫在3月产蛋。 an ostrich egg 鸵鸟蛋 The eggs hatch (=break open to allow the baby out) in 26 days. 这些蛋要26天才能孵化。2 DFfood 食物 [countable, uncountable] an egg, especially one from a chicken, that is used for food 〔作食物的〕蛋；鸡蛋fried/poached/boiled etc eggs 煎蛋/荷包蛋/煮蛋等 Joe always has bacon and egg for breakfast. 乔早餐总是吃熏肉加蛋。 Whisk the egg white (=the white part) until stiff. 把蛋白打到黏稠状。 Beat in two of the egg yolks (=the yellow part). 把其中两个蛋黄打进去。 → scrambled egg3 egg shape 蛋形 [countable] something the same shape as an egg 蛋状物 a chocolate Easter egg 复活节巧克力蛋 → Easter egg4. animals/people 动物/人类 [countable]HBH a cell produced by a woman or female animal that combines with sperm (=male cell) to make a baby 卵，卵细胞 SYN ovum5 (have) egg on your face EMBARRASSEDif someone, especially someone in authority, has egg on their face, they have been made to look stupid by something embarrassing 〔尤指有权威的人〕丢脸，出丑 The Pentagon’s been left with egg on its face. 五角大楼颜面尽失。6 put all your eggs in one basket DEPEND ON/RELY ONto depend completely on one thing or one course of action in order to get success, so that you have no other plans if this fails 把一切希望寄托于一件事上；孤注一掷 When planning your investments, it’s unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. 在计划投资时，把所有钱投往一处的做法是不明智的。7. lay an egg American English informalFAIL to fail or be unsuccessful at something that you are trying to do 失败，不成功8. good egg old-fashionedGOOD/MORAL someone who you can depend on to be honest, kind etc 好人 → kill the goose that lays the golden egg at kill1(14), → nest eggExamples from the Corpus
egg• We had fried eggs for breakfast.• In an invasive procedure, a doctor could extract one of her eggs and try to fertilize it in a test tube.• Her egg will therefore grow into a small, stunted wasp.• One large egg, for instance, contains about 213 milligrams of cholesterol.• Only after several days does it fuse with the egg and so complete the long process of fertilisation.• The eggs had been microwaved, minus their shells, but with the yolks still intact.• There were the hens to be fed, their eggs to be collected.• Brush top of pie with egg.lay ... eggs• Adults grow to varying sizes, depending on food available, and lay eggs in late summer.• They will come flying up against the wind and lay their eggs, which will soon turn into white grubs.• Instead, it lays its eggs in nests of other birds, and depends on others to hatch and raise its young.• And they mate, laying their eggs in the shallow tepid pools.• They lay their eggs in midwinter, incubating their eggs and chicks through many blizzards.• In the Nematoda, the sexes are separate and the males are generally smaller than the females which lay eggs or larvae.fried/poached/boiled etc eggs• The next morning Mollie and I resumed the polishing and dusting after eating our muesli and boiled eggs.• We sat at the kitchen table eating bread, cheese, fried eggs and drank coffee.• Instant scrambled eggs, frozen fried eggs, canned eggnog, and many other convenient egg foods are being market tested.• Well, I love boiled eggs every day.• Aunt Edie served up a supper of fried eggs, bacon and tomatoes with bread and butter.• They breakfasted on sugared porridge, boiled eggs, bread and butter, and a pot of tea.• On the same block they went into a cafeteria and ordered two fried eggs for Isaac.• On it there was boiled eggs and things.egg2 verb 1 egg somebody ↔ on phrasal verb PERSUADEto encourage someone to do something, especially something that they do not want to do or should not do 怂恿；鼓动 Bob didn’t want to jump, but his friends kept egging him on. 鲍勃不想跳，可他的朋友一个劲地鼓动他。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
egg• This may be what some of those egging the freedom fighters on want to happen.• Sometimes they egg you on, you know.• So, reading through this book, you feel as thought Alwyn is looking over your shoulder, egging you on.Origin egg1 (1300-1400) Old Norse egg2 (1100-1200) Old Norse eggjawith hard object round that surface, Corpus a a
egg
egg1 S1 W2 /eɡ/ 
noun
Blackbirds lay their eggs in March.
an ostrich egg
The eggs hatch (=break open to allow the baby out) in 26 days.
2.
FOOD .nbsp;[uncountable and countable] an egg, especially one from a chicken, that is used for food
fried/poached/boiled etc eggs
Joe always has bacon and egg for breakfast.
Whisk the egg white (=the white part) until stiff.
Beat in two of the egg yolks (=the yellow part). ⇨ scrambled egg
3. EGG SHAPE [countable] something the same shape as an egg:
a chocolate Easter egg ⇨ Easter egg
4. ANIMALS/PEOPLE [countable] a cell produced by a woman or female animal that combines with sperm (=male cell) to make a baby
SYN ovum
5. (have) egg on your face if someone, especially someone in authority, has egg on their face, they have been made to look stupid by something embarrassing:
The Pentagon’s been left with egg on its face.
6. put all your eggs in one basket to depend completely on one thing or one course of action in order to get success, so that you have no other plans if this fails:
When planning your investments, it’s unwise to put all your eggs in one basket.
7. lay an egg American English informal to fail or be unsuccessful at something that you are trying to do
8. good egg old-fashioned someone who you can depend on to be honest, kind etc
⇨ kill the goose that lays the golden egg at kill1(14), ⇨ nest egg
egg2 verb
egg somebody ↔ on phrasal verb
to encourage someone to do something, especially something that they do not want to do or should not do:
Bob didn’t want to jump, but his friends kept egging him on.
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noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old Norse
1. BIRD [countable] a round object with a hard surface, that contains a baby bird, snake, insect etc and which is produced by a female bird, snake, insect etc:Language: Old Norse
2.
FOOD .nbsp;[uncountable and countable] an egg, especially one from a chicken, that is used for food
fried/poached/boiled etc eggs
3. EGG SHAPE [countable] something the same shape as an egg:
4. ANIMALS/PEOPLE [countable] a cell produced by a woman or female animal that combines with sperm (=male cell) to make a baby
SYN ovum
5. (have) egg on your face if someone, especially someone in authority, has egg on their face, they have been made to look stupid by something embarrassing:
6. put all your eggs in one basket to depend completely on one thing or one course of action in order to get success, so that you have no other plans if this fails:
7. lay an egg American English informal to fail or be unsuccessful at something that you are trying to do
8. good egg old-fashioned someone who you can depend on to be honest, kind etc
⇨ kill the goose that lays the golden egg at kill1(14), ⇨ nest egg
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verb Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old Norse
Origin: eggja
Language: Old Norse
Origin: eggja
egg somebody ↔ on phrasal verb
to encourage someone to do something, especially something that they do not want to do or should not do:
Animals 动物
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 birds fly/migrate/nest/sing 鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 insects crawl/fly/bite/sting 昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 insects/bees/locusts swarm 昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网 snakes/lizards shed their skins 蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate 熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 insect larvae grow/develop/pupate 昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 an egg/a chick/a larva hatches 卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶 produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地 stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌
trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower 树木／植物生长／开花 a seed germinates/sprouts 种子发芽 leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form 叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 flower buds swell/open 花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth 菌类生长／扩散／长满… pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉 produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 produce/bear fruit结果 develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒
bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply 细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） a virus enters/invades sth/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) 病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 contain/carry/harbour/ ( especially
harbor bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒 kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
