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

• He asked them to stand an egg on end.
  他要求他们把一只鸡蛋竖起来。
• There is an egg on the plate.
  盘子里有个鸡蛋。
• The child got egg on his face while eating.
  这小孩吃东西时把蛋沾在脸上。
• It's so hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalk.
  天如此热，你都能在人行道上煎鸡蛋了。
• 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。
• You've got some egg on your shirt.
  你衬衫上沾了些鸡蛋。
• She doesn't let him have egg on his face in public.
  她没有让他当众出丑。
• 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。
• This latest scandal has left the government with egg on its face.
  最近的丑闻使政府很丢脸。
• Which bird holds its egg on its feet?
  什么鸟把蛋放在自己的脚上？