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| a bad egg n | figurative, pejorative, informal (mean or dishonest person) (指人) | SCSimplified Chinese 坏蛋，混蛋，坏人，坏家伙 huài dàn，hún dàn，huài rén，huài jiā huo
TCTraditional Chinese 壞人 |
| | It's no surprise that he ended up in prison; he has always been a bad egg. |
| bad egg n | (egg that is rotten) | SCSimplified Chinese 坏蛋，臭鸡蛋 huài dàn，chòu jī dàn |
| | That bad egg smells awful! |
| beaten egg n | (eggs: whisked) | SCSimplified Chinese 打匀的蛋 dǎ yún de dàn
TCTraditional Chinese 打勻的蛋 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打散的蛋 dǎ yún de dàn，dǎ sǎn de dàn |
| | Brushing beaten egg over the bread dough produces a lovely golden glaze. |
| boiled egg n | (egg cooked in boiling water) | SCSimplified Chinese 煮鸡蛋 zhǔ jī dàn
TCTraditional Chinese 水煮蛋 |
| | Boiled eggs are handy for taking on a picnic. |
deviled egg (US),
devilled egg (UK) n | usually plural (stuffed halves of boiled egg) (万圣节的一种食物) | SCSimplified Chinese 魔鬼蛋 |
| | To make deviled eggs I mash the egg yolks with other ingredients. |
| duck egg n | (egg laid by duck) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸭蛋 yā dàn |
| Easter egg n | (chocolate egg given at Easter) | SCSimplified Chinese 复活节巧克力蛋 |
| | These Easter eggs are made of milk chocolate. |
| Easter egg n | (bird's egg decorated for Easter) | SCSimplified Chinese 复活节彩蛋 fù huó jié cǎi dàn |
| | People originally painted Easter eggs with bright colours to represent Spring. |
| Easter egg n | figurative (computer program: hidden feature) (计算机程序的隐藏功能) | SCSimplified Chinese 复活节彩蛋 fù huó jié cǎi dàn |
| | There is an Easter egg inside the program. |
| Easter egg hunt n | (search for chocolate or decorated eggs) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻找复活节彩蛋的活动 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 寻蛋游戏 |
| | Naomi organized an Easter egg hunt for the children. |
| egg beater n | (handheld whisk) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸡蛋搅拌器，打蛋器 dǎ dàn qì |
| egg carton n | (box in which eggs are sold) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸡蛋包装盒 |
| | I recyle my egg cartons by planting seeds in the compartments. |
| egg cell | (biology) | SCSimplified Chinese 卵细胞 luǎn xì bāo
TCTraditional Chinese 卵細胞 |
| egg cup n | (cup for holding a boiled egg) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸡蛋杯 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 蛋托 |
| egg drop soup n | (Chinese soup) | SCSimplified Chinese 蛋花汤 dàn huā tāng
TCTraditional Chinese 蛋花湯 |
| | A typical appetizer on a Chinese restaurant menu is egg drop soup. |
| egg flower soup n | (Chinese soup) | SCSimplified Chinese 蛋花汤 dàn huā tāng
TCTraditional Chinese 蛋花湯 |
| | In San Francisco, it's almost obligatory to start lunch with egg flower soup. |
| | 在旧金山，蛋花汤几乎是午餐开胃标配。 |
| egg roll n | US (Chinese food) | SCSimplified Chinese 蛋卷, 春卷 |
| | Egg rolls filled with vegetables and shredded pork are a common appetizer in Chinese-American restaurants. |
| | 在美国的中式餐厅里，加蔬菜和碎猪肉的春卷是常见的开胃菜。 |
| egg salad n | (chopped egg in mayonnaise) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸡蛋沙拉 |
| | My boss used to have an egg salad sandwich for lunch every day. |
| egg timer n | (device: measures cooking time) | SCSimplified Chinese 煮蛋的定时器 zhǔ dàn de dìng shí qì |
| egg wash n | (pastry coating) (涂刷糕点表面) | SCSimplified Chinese 蛋液 |
| egg white n | (albumen: non-yolk part of an egg) | SCSimplified Chinese 蛋白 dàn bái |
| | You can't make meringues without egg whites. |
| egg yolk n | (yellow part of an egg) | SCSimplified Chinese 蛋黄 dàn huáng |
| | The recipe requires one egg yolk. |
egg-bearing,
egg-laying adj | (animal: lays eggs) | SCSimplified Chinese 产卵的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 产蛋的 |
| egg-shaped adj | (oval) | SCSimplified Chinese 蛋形的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 椭圆形的 tuǒ yuán xíng de
TCTraditional Chinese 橢圓形的 |
eggbeater,
egg beater n | (kitchen tool: whisk) | SCSimplified Chinese 打蛋器 dǎ dàn qì |
eggbeater,
egg beater n | (swimming: kick used to tread water) (游泳) | SCSimplified Chinese 打蛋式踩水 |
eggbeater,
egg beater n | US, slang (helicopter) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 直升飞机 zhí shēng fēi jī
TCTraditional Chinese 直升飛機 / 直升機 |
eggnog,
egg nog n | (frothy drink) (一种蛋、糖、白兰地及香料混合制成的饮料) | SCSimplified Chinese 蛋蜜乳，蛋奶酒 dàn mì rǔ，dàn nǎi jiǔ |
| | Egg nog is a traditional drink during the winter holidays. |
| free-range egg n | (from chickens not kept in cages) | SCSimplified Chinese 散养鸡蛋，草鸡蛋 |
| fried egg n | (egg cooked in pan of fat) | SCSimplified Chinese 煎荷包蛋 jiān hé bāo dàn
TCTraditional Chinese 煎荷包蛋 |
| | Eating fried eggs every morning is not good for your health. |
| fried eggs npl | figurative, pejorative, slang (woman's flat chest) (女人) | SCSimplified Chinese 扁平的胸部，平胸 |
| | His previous girlfriends all had big breasts, but this one has two fried eggs. |
| good egg n | figurative (decent or kind person) | SCSimplified Chinese 好人 hǎo rén
TCTraditional Chinese 好人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 善人 |
| goose egg n | figurative (lump on body) (身体上的) | SCSimplified Chinese 肿起 zhǒng qǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 肿胀 zhǒng qǐ，zhǒng zhàng |
| goose egg n | figurative (on scoreboard: zero) | SCSimplified Chinese 零蛋 |
| | (比喻分数等) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸭蛋 yā dàn |
| hard-boiled egg n | (egg boiled until yolk is firm) | SCSimplified Chinese 煮过心的鸡蛋 zhǔ guò xīn de jī dàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 煮得较老的蛋 zhǔ guò xīn de jī dàn，zhǔ de jiào lǎo de dàn |
| | Hard-boiled eggs are frequently required for slicing and adding to salad dishes. |
| | 人们经常将煮熟的鸡蛋切片，加入色拉中。 |
| have egg on your face v expr | figurative (be embarrassed) | SCSimplified Chinese 尴尬 gān gà |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 出丑 gān gà，chū chǒu |
| lay [sth]⇒ vtr | (produce: egg) | SCSimplified Chinese 生产 shēng chǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 生產 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 产 shēng chǎn，chǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 產 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 下 shēng chǎn，xià
TCTraditional Chinese 下 |
| | A hen can lay a few eggs per week, I think. |
| | 我想，母鸡每周能下好几个蛋。 |
| lay an egg v expr | mainly US, figurative, informal (fail) | SCSimplified Chinese 失败 shī bài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 搞砸 shī bài，gǎo zá |
| nest egg n | figurative (savings) (以引诱母鸡继续在窝中生蛋) | SCSimplified Chinese 留窝蛋 liú wō dàn
TCTraditional Chinese 養老儲蓄（金） |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 备用金 liú wō dàn，bèi yòng jīn |
| | Matthew blew their nest egg on a fast car, and his wife was not pleased. |
| | The recent recession almost totally wiped out my nest egg. |
oolite,
egg stone n | (type of limestone) | SCSimplified Chinese 鲕粒，鲕粒岩 |
over-egg [sth],
overegg [sth]⇒ vtr | UK, figurative (overdo, exaggerate) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...言过其实 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 过分夸大 guò fèn kuā dà |
| pickled egg n | (chicken's egg in vinegar) | SCSimplified Chinese 腌鸡蛋 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 醋渍鸡蛋 |
| | I enjoy preparing and eating pickled eggs. |
| robin's-egg blue n | (turquoise colour) | SCSimplified Chinese 淡蓝绿色 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 知更鸟蛋蓝色 |
| 备注: Two hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| robin's-egg-blue adj | (turquoise in colour) | SCSimplified Chinese 淡蓝绿色的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 知更鸟蛋蓝色的 |
| | The mother of the bride usually wears a robin's-egg-blue dress. |
| Scotch egg n | (boiled egg in sausage meat) (表面包着香肠和面包屑) | SCSimplified Chinese 苏格兰煎蛋 |
| scrambled egg n | often plural (eggs stirred while cooking) | SCSimplified Chinese 炒鸡蛋
TCTraditional Chinese 炒蛋 |
| | Scrambled eggs and bacon is a favorite breakfast of mine. |
| soft-boiled egg n | (boiled egg with runny yolk) | SCSimplified Chinese 溏心蛋 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 半熟的蛋 |
toad-in-the-hole,
egg-in-the-basket n | US (egg cooked in bread) | SCSimplified Chinese 吐司煎蛋 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吐司包蛋 |