plural pigs
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 b : someone who selfishly wants or takes more than other people贪婪的人 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”。
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They live like pigs. [=they live in a dirty environment]他们简直像住在猪窝里一样。
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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。
4
[singular] British, informal : something that is very difficult or unpleasant困难的事;令人不悦之事 —
+ of
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
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
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
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 2 pig /ˈpɪg/ verb
pigs; pigged; pigging
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 —
often + on