| [/pɪg; pɪɡ/] n 用法:
1 (a) [C] domestic or wild animal with short legs, cloven hooves and a broad blunt snout 猪;野猪. Cf 参看 boar, hog 1, sow1, swine.
(b) (also `pig-meat) [U] its flesh as meat, ie bacon, ham or pork 猪肉. 用法:
2 [C] (infml derog 口, 贬) (a) dirty, greedy, inconsiderate or ill-mannered person 肮脏的、 贪婪的、 不顾别人的或粗野的人:
Don't be such a pig! 别这麽贪心! *
You pig! 你可真脏! *
Some drivers are real pigs. 有些人开车真粗野.
(b) difficult or unpleasant thing, task, etc 困难的或讨厌的事情:
a pig of a job, day, exam 讨厌的工作、 日子、 考试. 用法:
3 (a) [C] oblong mass of metal (esp iron or lead) from a smelting furnace 金属锭; （尤指）铁锭, 铅锭.
(b) [U] = pig-iron. 用法:
4 [C] (dated sl 旧, 俚) policeman （男）警察. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) buy a pig in a poke => buy. make a `pig of oneself (infml) eat or drink too much 吃得或喝得过多. make a `pig's ear (out) of sth (infml) do sth badly; make a mess of it 弄糟或弄乱某事物. pig/piggy in the `middle person who is caught eg between two people who are fighting or arguing, and suffers because of it 夹在打架或争吵双方之间的人; 受夹板气的人. ,pigs might `fly (saying 谚) (used to express disbelief 用以表示对某事不相信) miracles may happen but they are extremely unlikely 即使能有奇迹也不太可能出现:
Tom give up smoking? Yes, and pigs might fly! 汤姆戒烟? 嘿, 能有这种事儿! pig 2
v (-gg-) 用法:
1 [Tn] ~ oneself (infml) overeat greedily 贪食过量. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) `pig it/pig to`gether live or behave in a dirty or untidy way 生活或行为方面邋遢. |