| 释义 |
egg1/eɡ/n. 1a the spheroidal reproductive body produced by females of animals such as birds, reptiles, fish, etc., enclosed in a protective layer and capable of developing into a new individual 卵，蛋 b the egg of the domestic hen, used for food 鸡蛋 2 Biol. the female reproductive cell in animals and plants 【生】卵，卵子，卵细胞 3 colloq. a person or thing qualified in some way [口] (在某方面合格、够格的)人，家伙；东西 a tough egg 硬汉子 4 anything resembling or imitating an egg, esp. in shape or appearance 蛋形物(尤指形状、外形像蛋的物体) □ as sure as eggs is (or are) eggs colloq. without any doubt [口]毫不怀疑，毫无疑问 □ have (or put) all one's eggs in one basket colloq. risk everything on a single venture [口]把一切希望寄托在一次冒险上，孤注一掷 □ with egg on one's face colloq. made to look foolish [口]使自己看起来很蠢 □ eggless adj.□ eggy adj. (eggier, eggiest)[Middle English from Old Norse, related to Old English œˉg] |