egg on

英 [eɡ ɒn]

美 [eɡ ɑːn]

怂恿; 煽动; 唆使

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 怂恿;煽动;唆使
  If youegga personon, you encourage them to do something, especially something dangerous or foolish.
  1. He was lifting up handfuls of leaves and throwing them at her. She was laughing and egging him on...
     他抓起一把把叶子扔向她，她大笑着鼓动他。
  2. They egged each other on to argue and to fight.
     他们互相拱火，大打大闹。

英英释义

verb

• urge on
  1. The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
  Synonym:prodincite

双语例句

• He asked them to stand an egg on end.
  他要求他们把一只鸡蛋竖起来。
• The king was getting irritated with walking around all day with an egg on his head.
  国王吃了蛋，隔天，额头上就长出鸡蛋，他觉得有趣极了。
• This was the year the naysayers in the medical establishment GOT high-cholesterol egg on their faces.
  这些年那些相信医学上的研究而向高胆固醇的东西说不的人被耍的团团转。
• This latest scandal has left the government with egg on its face.
  最近的丑闻使政府很丢脸。
• He was lifting up handfuls of leaves and throwing them at her. She was laughing and egging him on
  他抓起一把把叶子扔向她，她大笑着鼓动他。
• I had egg on my face.
  我hadeggonmyface（好尴尬、狼狈不堪）。
• More egg on our faces?
  我们面对着更多的鸡蛋？
• He spilled a bit of egg on his shoe.
  他溅了一点蛋在他的鞋上。
• They egged each other on to argue and to fight.
  他们互相拱火，大打大闹。
• She asked doubtfully, pointing at the black egg on the plate.
  妻子疑惑地指着盘里的黑东西。