/eg ||; ɛg/noun1 [C] an almost round object with a hard shell that contains a young bird, reptile or insect 蛋；卵 ☞picture at insect 见 insect 插图
A female bird lays her eggs and then sits on them until they hatch. 雌鸟产下(lay)鸟蛋，然后伏在(sit on)蛋上，直至蛋孵化(hatch)。 2 [C,U] a bird's egg, especially one from a chicken, etc that we eat 食用蛋（尤指鸡蛋）
Eggs may be boiled, fried, poached or scrambled. 鸡蛋的烹调方法有：煮(boil)、煎(fry)、水煮(poach)、炒(scramble)。 3 [C] (in women and female animals) the small cell that can join with a male seed (sperm) to make a baby （女性及雌性动物的）卵子
put all your eggs in one basket to risk everything by depending completely on one thing, plan, etc instead of giving yourself several possibilities 孤注一掷