【俚語】
Have egg on one’s face
丟臉,出丑
【例句】
I was so nervous that I said the wrong name during the wedding ceremony. Boy, I have egg on my face now!
我太緊張了以至于在婚禮上說錯了名字。天吶,真是太丟臉了!
Egg yolk 蛋黃
Egg white 蛋清
【例句】
I prefer egg white to egg yolk.
比起蛋黃來,我更喜歡蛋清。
Egg sb. on 慫恿,鼓動
【例句】
He hit the other boy again and again as his friends egged him on.
在他朋友的慫恿下,他不停地打另外一個男孩。
Can't boil an egg 連雞蛋都不會煮
【例句】
Don’t ask me to cook. I can't boil an egg.
別叫我去做飯。我連雞蛋都不會煮。
Hatch v. 孵出, 出殼
【例句】
Thirty days later, the eggs will hatch.
三十天后,雞會孵化出小雞。