egg
gb/ˈɛɡ/ us/ˈɛɡ/
A1
إنجليزي
~ 1600
tojás, petesejt, heccel, hergel
اسم
A1
1
tojás
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
[bird] lays [an egg]
The hen laid an egg this morning.
A tyúk ma reggel tojt egy tojást.
I like my breakfast with two fried eggs.
A reggelimet két tükörtojással szeretem.
The nest contained three small eggs.
She carefully placed the egg into the boiling water.
We found a broken egg on the ground.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The bird has an egg.
A madárnak van egy tojása.
I eat an egg every day.
Mindennap eszem egy tojást.
The egg is white and yellow inside.
The hen makes an egg.
The egg is in the nest.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'egg' with 'omelet' or 'yolk', but an egg is the whole item before cooking or processing.
المعنى
Bird's reproductive body
تراكيب شائعة
boiled egg
|fried egg
|scrambled eggs
|egg yolk
|egg shell
مرادفات
ovum (More scientific or biological term, not commonly used in daily speech for food.)
أضداد
chick (Refers to the hatched young bird, opposite in life stage to an egg.)
مواضيع
animals
|food
|nature
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A round object with a shell that comes from a bird and contains a baby bird before it hatches.
A round or oval object with a hard or leathery shell produced by a bird, containing the developing embryo and its food supply.
اسم
B1
2
petesejt
B2
In humans, the egg is released once a month from the ovary.
Nőknél a petesejt havonta egyszer szabadul ki a petefészekből.
The scientist studied how the egg develops after fertilization.
A tudós azt vizsgálta, hogyan fejlődik a petesejt a megtermékenyítés után.
An unfertilized egg cannot grow into an embryo.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
A woman has eggs in her body.
A nő testében petesejtek vannak.
An egg can grow into a baby.
Egy petesejtből baba fejlődhet.
The man’s sperm meets the woman’s egg.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the bird's egg used for food; here it refers to a microscopic cell.
المعنى
Female reproductive cell
تراكيب شائعة
fertilized egg
|donor egg
|egg cell
مرادفات
ovum (Scientific term; identical meaning but more formal.)
أضداد
sperm (Male reproductive cell, opposite biological role to an egg.)
مواضيع
biology
|health
|body
|science
التعريف
A cell from a female that can grow into a baby when joined with a male cell.
A female reproductive cell, especially in animals and humans, that can develop into a new individual when fertilized.
فعل
B2
INFORMAL
3
نمط الاستخدام:
to egg [someone] on to [do something]
His friends egged him on to jump into the cold river.
A barátai heccelték, hogy ugorjon be a hideg folyóba.
Don’t egg her on—she’s already angry enough.
Ne hergeld — már így is elég mérges.
They kept egging him on until he agreed to sing.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
He eggs me on to run fast.
Biztat, hogy fussak gyorsan.
She eggs him on to fight.
Arra hergeli, hogy verekedjen.
They egg him on to say it.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may think this means throwing eggs; in this sense, it means encouraging someone to act.
المعنى
Urge someone to act recklessly
تراكيب شائعة
egg someone on
مرادفات
incite (More formal and can imply serious or violent outcomes.)
أضداد
dissuade (To persuade someone not to do something.)
مواضيع
communication
|behavior
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To push someone to do something that may be bad or dangerous.
To urge or provoke someone to do something, often something unwise or daring.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
egg
IPA
GB/ˈɛɡ/
US/ˈɛɡ/
المقاطع والنبر
egg (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (egg)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: egg
- Plural: egg, eggs
Verb
- Base: egg
- 3rd Person Singular: eggs
- Present Participle: egging
- Past: egged
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
eggs
noun
egging
verb
egged
verb
Related words
eggy
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
eggless
adjective
تعبيرات
egg on someone's face
1/ˈɛɡ ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈeɪs/
idiom
informal
Feeling embarrassed after failure
Feeling silly or embarrassed because you made a mistake or failed at something.
أمثلة
- He had egg on his face after his prediction turned out to be wrong.
- The company was left with egg on its face when the product failed.
egg someone on
1/ˈɛɡ sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
informal
Urge someone to act recklessly
To push someone to do something that might be bad or dangerous.
أمثلة
- They egged him on to try the stunt.
- She kept egging me on to tell the joke.
walk on eggshells
1/wˈɔk ˈɔn ˈɛɡʃˌɛlz/
idiom
informal
Act very carefully around someone
To be very careful about what you say or do so you don’t make someone upset or angry.
أمثلة
- Since the argument, I’ve been walking on eggshells around her.
- You have to walk on eggshells when he’s in a bad mood.
put all your eggs in one basket
1/pˈʊt ˈɔl jˈʊɹ ˈɛɡz ˈɪn wˈʌn bˈæskət/
idiom
Rely completely on one thing
To risk everything on one plan, idea, or opportunity instead of having several options.
أمثلة
- Investing all your money in one company is putting all your eggs in one basket.
- Investing all your money in one company is like putting all your eggs in one basket.
- Don’t put all your eggs in one basket—apply for several jobs.
- She put all her eggs in one basket by applying only to one university.