egg/eg/

n. a round object with a hard surface, containing a young bird, fish, etc.; bird egg eaten as food

n. [C; U] 蛋；卵：a boiled egg 煮蛋

◇The fish lays thousands of eggs at one time. 这种鱼一次产卵数千个。

◇There's some egg on my coat. 我的上衣沾了一些蛋。

谚语Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要把鸡蛋放在一个篮子里（或：不要孤注一掷）。