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

• They egged each other on to argue and to fight.
  他们互相拱火，大打大闹。
• 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。
• This latest scandal has left the government with egg on its face.
  最近的丑闻使政府很丢脸。
• She doesn't let him have egg on his face in public.
  她没有让他当众出丑。
• 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。
• 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。
• The child got egg on his face while eating.
  这小孩吃东西时把蛋沾在脸上。
• He asked them to stand an egg on end.
  他要求他们把一只鸡蛋竖起来。
• I had egg on my face.
  我hadeggonmyface（好尴尬、狼狈不堪）。