egg on

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless. idiomatic,transitive
    — The Neatreſſe longing for the reſt, did egge him on to tell / How faire ſhe vvas, and vvho ſhe vvas.
    The Adventures of Sally

词形变化

eggs on present,singular,third-person egging on participle,present egged on participle,past egged on past

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."
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