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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She doesn't let him have egg on his face in public.
  她没有让他当众出丑。
• He spilled a bit of egg on his shoe.
  他溅了一点蛋在他的鞋上。
• 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。
• Some parent had come up with the idea to have the picnic kind of races, like pass the potato under your neck and hold an egg on a spoon while you run to the other side.
  有些父母想出了一些点子，举行一个野餐式的竞赛，比如在你跑到另一个方的时候，传奇私服，把土豆从你脖子后传递给他人，勺子里放个鸡蛋。
• I had egg on my face.
  我hadeggonmyface（好尴尬、狼狈不堪）。
• Or you'll surely end up with egg on your face.
  否则你一定看起来像个蠢蛋！
• 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。