*egg¹/ɛg; eɡ/ n 1 [C] a round object with a hard surface that contains a baby bird, insect, snake etc 蛋,卵: When do blackbirds lay their eggs? 黑鹂什么时候下蛋? 2 [C,U] an egg, especially from a chicken, used as food 〔作食物的〕蛋; 鸡蛋: bacon and eggs for breakfast 熏猪肉和煎蛋作早餐 3 [C] a cell produced inside a woman or female animal that can develop into a baby 卵,卵细胞