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 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 spilled a bit of egg on his shoe.
  他溅了一点蛋在他的鞋上。
• You've got some egg on your shirt.
  你衬衫上沾了些鸡蛋。
• Or you'll surely end up with egg on your face.
  否则你一定看起来像个蠢蛋！
• She asked doubtfully, pointing at the black egg on the plate.
  妻子疑惑地指着盘里的黑东西。
• I had egg on my face.
  我hadeggonmyface（好尴尬、狼狈不堪）。
• 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 asked them to stand an egg on end.
  他要求他们把一只鸡蛋竖起来。
• 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 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。