egg

来自PIE*owyo, 蛋，词源同ovum,ovular.

egg

egg: English has two distinct words egg, but surprisingly the noun, in the form in which we now have it, has not been in the language as long as the verb. Egg ‘reproductive body’ [14] was borrowed from Old Norse egg. Old English had a related word, ǣg, which survived until the 16th century as eye (plural eyren). Although it does not begin to show up in the written records until the 14th century, the form egg was presumably introduced into English by Norse immigrants considerably earlier, but even so, as late as the end of the 15th century there was still considerable competition between the native eye and the imported egg: ‘What sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, egges or eyren, certaynly it is harde to playse every man’, William Caxton, Eneydos 1490.

Both the Old English and the Old Norse forms came from a prehistoric Germanic *ajjaz (source also of German and Dutch ei). This in turn was a descendant of an Indo- European *ōwo- (whence Greek ōión, Latin ōvum, French oeuf, Italian uovo, Spanish huevo, and Russian jajco), which was probably derived ultimately from a base signifying ‘bird’ (source of Sanskrit vís and Latin avis ‘bird’, the ancestor of English aviary). Egg ‘incite’ [10], as in ‘egg on’, is a Scandinavian borrowing too.

It comes from Old Norse eggja, which was a relative or derivative of egg ‘edge’ (a cousin of English edge).
=> aviary; edge

egg (n.)

mid-14c., egge, mostly in northern England dialect, from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajja(m) (cognates: Old Saxon, Middle Dutch, Dutch, Old High German, German ei, Gothic ada), probably from PIE *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic aja, Russian jajco, Breton ui, Welsh wy, Greek oon, Latin ovum); possibly derived from root *awi- "bird."

This Norse-derived northern word vied in Middle English with native cognates eye, eai, from Old English æg, until finally displacing the others after c. 1500. Caxton (15c.) writes of a merchant (probably a north-country man) in a public house on the Thames who asked for eggs:

And the goode wyf answerde, that she coude speke no frenshe. And the marchaunt was angry, for he also coude speke no frenshe, but wolde have hadde egges, and she understode hym not.

She did, however, recognize another customer's request for "eyren." Used of persons from c. 1600. Bad egg in the figurative sense is from 1855; bad eggs aren't always obvious to outward view (there was an old proverb, "bad bird, bad egg"). To have egg on (one's) face "look foolish" is attested by 1948.

[Young & Rubincam] realize full well that a crew can sometimes make or break a show. It can do little things to ruin a program or else, by giving it its best, can really get that all-important rating. They are mindful of an emcee of a variety show who already has been tabbed "old egg in your face" because the crew has managed to get him in such awkward positions on the TV screen. ["Billboard," March 5, 1949]

Eggs Benedict attested by 1898. The figure of speech represented in to have all (one's) eggs in one basket is attested by 1660s.

egg (v.)

c. 1200, from Old Norse eggja "to goad on, incite," from egg "edge" (see edge (n.)). The unrelated verb meaning "to pelt with (rotten) eggs" is from 1857, from egg (n.). Related: Egged; egging.

1. As the egg whites cook, they coagulate and rise to the surface.

蛋白一煮就会凝结，并且浮起来。

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2. Each recipe specifies the size of egg to be used.

每种菜谱都具体规定了所用鸡蛋的大小。

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3. Whisk the egg whites until they are foamy but not stiff.

把蛋清搅至起沫而不黏稠的程度。

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4. Conception occurs when a single sperm fuses with an egg.

当一个精子和一个卵子结合时受孕就发生了。

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5. Cheese can be sprinkled on egg or vegetable dishes.

奶酪可以撒在鸡蛋或蔬菜做的菜肴上。

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1. animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

2. oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

3. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens;

"she kicked him in the balls and got away"

an egg donor

卵子提供者

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They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up.

只有十人到场，他们感到很丢面子。

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He hit the other boy again and again as his friends egged him on.

他在朋友的煽动下一次又一次地打了另一个男孩。

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You've got some egg on your shirt.

你的衬衣上沾了些蛋。

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egg yolks/whites

蛋黄 / 白

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egg noodles

鸡蛋面

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ducks'/quails' eggs

鸭 / 鹌鹑蛋

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a chocolate egg (= made from chocolate in the shape of an egg)

巧克力蛋

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The male sperm fertilizes the female egg.

雄性的精子使雌性的卵子受精。

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a boiled egg

煮蛋

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bacon and eggs

熏肉加煎蛋

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fried/poached/scrambled eggs

煎 / 荷包 / 炒蛋

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Bind the mixture together with a little beaten egg.

用少许打过的蛋将混合料搅拌在一起。

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The female sits on the eggs until they hatch.

雌鸟伏在蛋上直到其孵化。

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The fish lay thousands of eggs at one time.

这种鱼一次产卵数千个。

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crocodile eggs

鳄鱼蛋

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It only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg.

只需要一个精子就能让卵子受精。

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The key word here is diversify; don't put all your eggs in one basket.

这里的关键词是多样性；不要在一棵树上吊死。

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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。

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...a baby bird hatching from its egg.

从蛋中孵出的小鸟

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...ant eggs.

蚁卵

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Break the eggs into a shallow bowl and beat them lightly.

把鸡蛋打到一个浅碗中，轻轻搅打。

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...bacon and eggs.

咸肉煎蛋

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...a chocolate egg.

巧克力蛋

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The judge sentenced the bad egg to death.

法官判这个混蛋死刑.

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You've got some egg on your chin.

你的下巴上沾着一点鸡蛋.

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Traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs also spoke to those fears.

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There's an ancient legend that as long as these eggs are made, evil will not prevail in the world, says Joan Brander, a Canadian egg-painter who has been painting eggs for over 60 years, having learned the art from her Ukrainian relatives.

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Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads.

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So it's no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.

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She never knows if the egg will break before the design is completed.

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Several years ago, she became interested in eggs and learned the traditional Ukrainian technique to draw her very modern characters.

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Others elevate the egg into a fancy art, like the heavily jewel-covered eggs that were favored by the Russians starting in the 19th century.

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One ancient form of egg art comes to us from Ukraine.

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I've broken eggs at every stage of the process—from the very beginning to the very, very end.

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For centuries, Ukrainians have been drawing complicated patterns on eggs.

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Eggs serve as an enduring symbol of new life.

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Eggs reflect the anxieties of people today.

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Eggs provide a unique surface to paint on.

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Eggs have an oval shape appealing to artists.

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Eggs are, too.

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Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate.

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A decorated egg with a bird on it, given to a young married couple, is a wish for children.

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A decorated egg thrown into the field would be a wish for a good harvest.

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He also perfected the souffle—a baked egg dish, and introduced the standard chef's uniform—the same double-breasted white coat and tall white hat still worn by many chefs today.

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Others elevate the egg into a fancy art, like the heavily jewel-covered "eggs" that were favored by the Russians starting in the 19th century.

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So when fly the north, they might lay eggs in Louisiana and die.

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The eggs of that following generation may be found in Kentucky, the eggs of next generation may be in the Kang Michigan.

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Each flock of butterflies lays eggs in the same states

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They start to lay eggs when they are nine months old.

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Each generation in a cycle lays eggs at a different place

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Only the strongest can reach their destination to lay eggs.

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And then they put some bacon in the fat, broke an egg over the top, and put the whole lot in the oven for about ten minutes.

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Each egg gives you 7 grams, the cheese gives you about 6 grams and the orange—about 2 grams.

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There was just this egg floating about in gallons of fat and raw bacon.

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You can also add different things if you like such as half-boiled egg or cured ham.

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After several weeks' successful work, I began to notice that egg production was going down.

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And I don't like eggs, either.

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And the more frequently mothers had called to their eggs, the more similar were the babies' begging calls.

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Female Australian superb fairy wrens were found to repeat one sound over and over again while hatching their eggs.

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He said the chickens had never missed a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped laying eggs.

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However,he would have to buy chicken feed with the money he made from the eggs.

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I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would buy the eggs from him.

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In China, when a baby is one month old, families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includes giving red-colored eggs to guests.

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The visitor will enter the world of dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth.

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When the eggs were hatched, the baby birds made the similar chirp to their mothers—a sound that served as their regular "Feed me!" call.

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