释义 |
Examples:lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)—egg people on or to call them back—turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)—wind instrument consisting of an egg-shaped chamber with holes—lit. strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible—damage egg so it does not hatch—lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact—wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on—still-born chick (in unhatched egg)—passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis)—shed egg-shell (of newly hatched chick)—egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter)—ootype (site of egg composition in flatworm biology)—tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)—oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)—clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable—lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact [idiom.]— |