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

• I had egg on my face.
  我hadeggonmyface（好尴尬、狼狈不堪）。
• Which bird holds its egg on its feet?
  什么鸟把蛋放在自己的脚上？
• You've got some egg on your shirt.
  你衬衫上沾了些鸡蛋。
• He spilled a bit of egg on his shoe.
  他溅了一点蛋在他的鞋上。
• The child got egg on his face while eating.
  这小孩吃东西时把蛋沾在脸上。
• 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。
• He had some egg on his face.
  他的脸上沾了少许蛋。
• He asked them to stand an egg on end.
  他要求他们把一只鸡蛋竖起来。
• If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.
  如果他们对这场比赛掉以轻心，结果很可能会出丑。