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

• 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。
• The boy had a goose egg on his forehead from playing basketball.
  这男孩因打篮球而前额打肿了一块。
• He slapped some egg on his face and went as a liberal economist.
  他把鸡蛋拍在脸上，装扮成一个自由主义经济学家。
• It's so hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalk.
  天如此热，你都能在人行道上煎鸡蛋了。
• No one wants to get egg on his face by having missed something obvious.
  这种态度值得理解，谁都不愿意因为漏掉了某些明显数据而被扔臭鸡蛋。
• She doesn't let him have egg on his face in public.
  她没有让他当众出丑。
• I got a goose egg on the exam.
  我考试得了零分。
• There is an egg on the plate.
  盘子里有个鸡蛋。
• The little boy is trying to stand the egg on end.
  这个小男孩在试着把鸡蛋竖着放。
• He asked them to stand an egg on end.
  他要求他们把一只鸡蛋竖起来。