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。
• Which bird holds its egg on its feet?
  什么鸟把蛋放在自己的脚上？
• 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。
• 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。
• She doesn't let him have egg on his face in public.
  她没有让他当众出丑。
• Or you'll surely end up with egg on your face.
  否则你一定看起来像个蠢蛋！
• 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。
• 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。
• He really had egg on his face.
  他实在是自取其辱。
• There is an egg on the plate.
  盘子里有个鸡蛋。