egg on

短语

vt. 鼓动, 怂恿; 撺掇; 撺弄; 鼓捣

发音

AU

词形变化

egged on egging on eggs on 三单 eggs on egging on 现在分词 egged on 过去式 egged on 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

    习语 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

prod incite

上位词 6

have get make cause stimulate induce

下位词 3

goose goad halloo

词源

* From Middle English eggen (“to incite; urge on; instigate”), from Old Norse eggja (“to incite”), from egg (“edge”). More at edge. * A variant of the archaic "edge on."

来源：wiktionary