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

• More egg on our faces?
  我们面对着更多的鸡蛋？
• You've got some egg on your shirt.
  你衬衫上沾了些鸡蛋。
• The child got egg on his face while eating.
  这小孩吃东西时把蛋沾在脸上。
• 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。
• They egged each other on to argue and to fight.
  他们互相拱火，大打大闹。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• I got a goose egg on the exam.
  我考试得了零分。