pig
noun
verb
pɪɡ
noun
1
ANIMAL
动物
a
farm
animal
with
short
legs,
a
fat
body
and
a
curved
tail.
Pigs
are
kept
for
their
meat,
which
includes
PORK
,
BACON
and
HAM
猪;
AmE
He
kept
pigs
and
poultry.
他养过猪和家禽。
2
PERSON
人
a.
someone
who
eats
too
much
or
eats
more
than
their
share
b.
someone
who
is
unpleasant
in
some
way,
for
example
unkind
or
very
untidy
不整洁的人，肮脏的人
spoken
You
greedy
pig
,
you
ate
all
the
candy!
你这只馋猫，把糖果都吃光了！
I
made
a
bit
of
a
pig
of
myself
(=ate
too
much)
at
dinner.
我晚饭大吃特吃。
They
live
like
pigs
in
that
house
over
the
road.
他们住在路那边的房子里，十分肮脏。
You
can
tell
him
from
me
he’s
an
ignorant
pig.
你可以转告他，我说他是个无知的家伙。
(male)
chauvinist
pig
3
POLICE
警察
an
offensive
word
for
a
police
officer.
Do
not
use
this
word.
[讳，非正式] 警察猪猡
taboo informal
4
a pig (of a sth)
something
that
is
very
difficult
or
unpleasant
to
do
[英，口] 困难的事情; 讨厌的事
BrE spoken
They’re
improving,
and
they’re
a
pig
of
a
team
to
beat.
他们在进步，要打败这支队伍可不容易。
5
make a pig’s ear of sth
to
do
something
very
badly
[英，口] 把某事弄糟
BrE spoken
Someone’s
made
a
right
pig’s
ear
of
these
repairs.
有人把这些修理的活儿干得一团糟。
6
in a pig’s eye
used
to
show
that
you
do
not
believe
what
someone
is
saying
[美，口，非正式] 当然不，决不，不可能
AmE spoken informal
7
pig in a poke
something
you
bought
without
seeing
it
first
and
that
is
not
as
good
or
valuable
as
you
expected
[口] 盲目买来的东西
spoken
What
if
the
car
you
buy
turns
out
to
be
a
pig
in
a
poke
?
如果你随便买来的车事实上并不理想，该怎么办？
8
pigs might fly
used
to
say
that
you
do
not
think
something
will
happen
[口] 太阳从西边出来〔表示不相信某事会发生〕
spoken
‘Someone
might
have
handed
in
your
pass.’
‘Yes,
and
pigs
might
fly.’
“可能已经有人把你的通行证上交了呢。”“是啊，太阳还能从西边出来呢。”
verb
9
to
eat
a
lot
of
food
all
at
once
[非正式] 大吃大喝，狼吞虎咽
[+
on
]
I
found
Sam
in
front
of
the
TV,
pigging
out
on
pizza
and
fries.
我发现萨姆在电视机前狼吞虎咽地吃着比萨和薯条。