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。
• Which bird holds its egg on its feet?
  什么鸟把蛋放在自己的脚上？
• 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。
• He had some egg on his face.
  他的脸上沾了少许蛋。
• 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。
• This latest scandal has left the government with egg on its face.
  最近的丑闻使政府很丢脸。
• 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。
• 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。