egg
noun uk/eɡ/ us/eɡ/
(FOOD)
A1 [ C or U ]（食用的）蛋（尤指鸡蛋）
the oval object with a hard shell that is produced by female birds, especially chickens, eaten as food
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？
[ C ]蛋状物
an object that is made in the shape of a bird's egg
a chocolate/marble egg 巧克力蛋／大理石球
- More examples
- 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.
(REPRODUCTION)
B2 [ C ]（鸟类的）卵，蛋
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
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。
[ C ]卵，卵子;卵细胞
a cell produced by a woman or female animal from which a baby can develop if it combines with a male sex cell
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。
- More examples
- 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.
Idioms
have egg on your faceidiom informal （某人）丢脸，（某人）出丑
If you have egg on your face, you look stupid because of something that you have done.
This latest scandal has left the government with egg on its face. 最近的这次丑闻让政府丢尽了脸面。
put all your eggs in one basketidiom informal 孤注一掷；在一棵树上吊死
to depend for your success on a single person or plan of action
I'm applying for several jobs because I don't really want to put all my eggs in one basket. 我申请了好几份工作，因为我可不想在一棵树上吊死。