词汇 | pig |
释义 | pig (verb) pig 10 ENTRIES FOUND: pig (noun) pig (verb) pig in a blanket (noun) pig Latin (noun) guinea pig (noun) potbellied pig (noun) suckling pig (noun) eye (noun) piggy (noun) poke (noun) 1 pig /ˈpɪg/ noun plural pigs 1 pig /ˈpɪg/ noun plural pigs Learner's definition of PIG 1 [count] : an animal that has a fat body with short legs, a small tail, and a wide nose and that is raised on a farm or lives in the wild猪 — compare hog, piglet, sow; see also guinea pig, potbellied pig 2 [count] informal + disapproving a : someone who eats a lot of food especially at one time贪吃的人;食量大的人 The kids eat like pigs. [=the kids eat a lot]孩子们很能吃。 I made a pig of myself at dinner. [=I ate too much at dinner]晚饭时我吃撑了。 b : someone who selfishly wants or takes more than other people贪婪的人 a greedy pig贪婪的家伙 c : someone who is unpleasant or offensive令人讨厌的人;粗野的人 Don't be a pig. Say “excuse me” after you burp.别做讨厌鬼,打了嗝后要说声“对不起”。 They live like pigs. [=they live in a dirty environment]他们简直像住在猪窝里一样。 He is a sexist pig. = He is a male chauvinist pig. [=he is a man who thinks women are not equal to men]他是个大男子主义者。 3 [count] slang, offensive : police officer 4 [singular] British, informal : something that is very difficult or unpleasant困难的事;令人不悦之事 — + of I had a pig of a day at work. [=I had a very difficult day at work]我一整天工作都不顺心。 a pig in a poke old-fashioned : something usually of poor quality that someone tries to persuade you to buy or accept when you do not know much about it盲目接受的东西;瞎买的东西 If you buy a used car without testing it, you're buying a pig in a poke.买二手车不检查一下的话,可真是瞎买一通。 in a pig's eye — see 1eye make a pig's ear (out) of British, informal : to do or manage something badly把…办砸;把…弄糟 He has made a pig's ear of his reelection campaign.他把连任竞选活动搞砸了。 pig in the middle — see 1piggy pigs might fly British, informal — said as a response to something that seems unlikely to happen太阳从西边出来了 “This time I think he'll ask me to marry him!” “Yeah, and pigs might fly.”“我想这次他会向我求婚!”“没错,太阳从西边出来了。” when pigs fly US, informal — used to say that you think that something will never happen除非太阳从西边出来 The train station will be renovated when pigs fly. [=it will never be renovated]火车站不可能重修,除非太阳从西边出来。 2 pig /ˈpɪg/ verb pigs; pigged; pigging 2 pig /ˈpɪg/ verb pigs; pigged; pigging Learner's definition of PIG pig out [phrasal verb] informal : to eat a lot of food at one time大吃;猛吃 I pigged out at the picnic.野餐时我大吃了一通。 — often + on The boys pigged out on pizza.男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃比萨饼。 |
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