| 单词 | egg plum |
| 释义 | egg1 /eg/noun
ORIGIN: ON egg; cf OE ǣg, Ger Ei, perh L ōvum, Gr ōon eggˈer noun
eggˈery noun (archaic) A place where eggs are laid eggˈler noun (archaic) A dealer in eggs eggˈless adjective eggˈy adjective
eggˈ-and-anchˈor, eggˈ-and-dartˈ, eggˈ-and-tongueˈ noun (architecture) Ornaments esp found on cornice mouldings, in the form of eggs alternating with anchors, darts or tongues egg-and-spoon race noun A race in which each competitor carries an egg in a spoon egg apparatus noun (botany) The egg and the synergidae in the embryo-sac of an angiosperm eggˈ-apple noun The eggfruit egg beater noun
eggˈ-binding noun Inability to expel an egg eggˈ-bird noun The sooty tern eggˈ-bound adjective In the state of being unable to expel eggs egg box noun A protective partitioned container for holding usu six eggs eggˈ-box adjective Used of a type of building which looks like a simple square box or a number of these put together egg capsule, egg case or egg purse noun A protective covering in which the eggs of some animals are enclosed eggˈ-cōsy noun A cover for keeping a boiled egg hot egg cream noun A beverage made of chocolate syrup, milk and soda water eggˈcup noun A small cup for holding a boiled egg (still in its shell) egg custard see under custard egg dance noun A dance performed blindfold among eggs eggˈ-flip noun A drink made of ale, wine, spirits or milk, with eggs, sugar, spice, etc eggˈfruit noun The fruit of the eggplant egg glass noun An egg timer eggˈhead noun (informal) An intellectual eggˈmass noun (informal) Intellectuals as a group (also adjective) eggˈnog noun A drink of eggs and hot beer, spirits, etc eggˈplant noun (esp US) The aubergine egg plum noun A yellowish egg-shaped plum egg powder noun A powder of dried eggs, or a substitute egg purse see egg capsule above. eggs Benedict /benˈi-dikt/ singular noun A slice of ham and a poached egg placed on a slice of toast and covered with hollandaise sauce eggˈshell noun
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egg slice noun A utensil for lifting fried eggs out of a pan egg spoon noun A small spoon used for eating boiled eggs from the shell egg timer noun A small sand-glass for timing the boiling of eggs egg tooth noun A hard point on the beak by which an unhatched bird or reptile breaks the eggshell eggˈwash noun A thin mixture of egg and milk (or water) used as a glaze for pastry egg whisk noun A utensil for beating raw eggs a bad egg (informal) A worthless person good egg (informal)
have or put all one's eggs in(to) one basket (informal) To risk all on one enterprise have, get or be left with egg on one's face (informal) To be left looking foolish lay an egg (slang, chiefly US) (of a joke, comedian, theatrical performance, etc) to fail, flop take eggs for money To be put off with mere promises of payment teach your grandmother to suck eggs
walk (or tread) on eggs (or eggshells) To go warily, to steer one's way carefully in a delicate situation |
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