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

• 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。
• Some parent had come up with the idea to have the picnic kind of races, like pass the potato under your neck and hold an egg on a spoon while you run to the other side.
  有些父母想出了一些点子，举行一个野餐式的竞赛，比如在你跑到另一个方的时候，传奇私服，把土豆从你脖子后传递给他人，勺子里放个鸡蛋。
• It is another scorcher folks, be sure to put on your sunscreen. It is so hot today you could fry an egg on the sidewalk!
  又是个大热天，大家别忘了抹防晒霜。今天太热了，都能在马路上煎鸡蛋了！
• Which bird holds its egg on its feet?
  什么鸟把蛋放在自己的脚上？
• He had some egg on his face.
  他的脸上沾了少许蛋。
• When he didn't, you were left with egg on your face and a hole in your heart.
  可是他没能如你所愿，于是你觉得脸上好象被丢了鸡蛋，你的心好象被扎了个洞。
• 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。
• If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face.
  你要是做那件事，必将以耻辱告终。
• He asked them to stand an egg on end.
  他要求他们把一只鸡蛋竖起来。
• This latest scandal has left the government with egg on its face.
  最近的丑闻使政府很丢脸。