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egg

/ˈɛg/

US UK

noun

plural eggs

[count] :a hard-shelled oval thing from which a young bird is born

The egg will hatch about 10 days after it is laid. also; :an oval or round thing from which a snake, frog, insect, etc., is born

the egg of a bird (especially a chicken) eaten as food [count]

poached/fried/boiled eggs

hard-boiled/soft-boiled eggs

the smell of rotten eggs

(US) scrambled eggs

I bought a carton of eggs.

(US) They served us bacon and eggs for breakfast. = (Brit) They served us eggs and bacon for breakfast.

an Easter egg [=an egg that is specially decorated at Easter] [noncount]

(Brit) scrambled egg

a batter made from flour and egg

egg white(s)/yolk

[count] biology :a cell that is produced by the female sexual organs and that combines with the male's sperm in reproduction

The egg is fertilized by the sperm. - called also ovum

[count] :something that is shaped like a bird's egg

a chocolate egg - see also nest egg

bad egg

informal + somewhat old-fashioned :someone who does bad things

He was dishonest, but he was the only bad egg in the group.

curate's egg

xem curate

egg on your face

If you have egg on your face you appear foolish, usually because something that you said would happen has not happened.

The unexpected election result left a lot of journalists with egg on their faces.

good egg

informal + somewhat old-fashioned :a likeable person

I've known Jim for years. He's a good egg.

lay an egg

US informal :to fail completely :to fail in a very obvious or embarrassing way

He used to be a very popular star, but his last two movies have laid an egg.

put all your eggs in one basket

If you put all your eggs in one basket, you risk all you have on the success or failure of one thing (such as an investment), so that if something goes wrong you could lose everything.

Investors should diversify their investments instead of putting all their eggs in one basket. [=instead of investing all their money in one company or one kind of company]

the goose that lays the golden egg

xem goose

walk on eggs

xem walk

verb

eggs; egged; egging

egg on

[phrasal verb]

egg (someone) on :to urge or encourage (someone) to do something that is usually foolish or dangerous

He continued to take off his clothes while the crowd egged him on.

* Các từ tương tự:
egg roll, eggbeater, eggcup, egghead, eggnog, eggplant, eggshell