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BNC: 3014 COCA: 3488

pig

1 pig /ˈpɪg/ noun
plural pigs
1 pig
/ˈpɪg/
noun
plural pigs
Learner's definition of PIG
[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 compare hog, piglet, sow; see also guinea pig, potbellied pig
[count] informal + disapproving
: someone who eats a lot of food especially at one time贪吃的人;食量大的人
: someone who selfishly wants or takes more than other people贪婪的人
: someone who is unpleasant or offensive令人讨厌的人;粗野的人
[count] slang, offensive : police officer
[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
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
often + on
BNC: 3014 COCA: 3488

pig

1 of 2

noun

often attributive
1
a
: a young domesticated swine usually weighing less than 120 pounds (50 kilograms) compare hog sense 1a
b
: a wild or domesticated swine regardless of age or weight
2
a
: pork
b
3
: a dirty, gluttonous, or repulsive person
4
: a crude casting of metal (such as iron)
5
slang : an immoral woman
6
slang, disparaging : police officer
piglike adjective

pig

2 of 2

verb

pigged; pigging

intransitive verb

1
: farrow
2
: to live like a pig
pig it

Example Sentences

Noun Don't be a pig. Say “excuse me” after you burp. all-you-can-eat buffets seem to encourage some people to become shameless pigs
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The races happen daily and feature pigs and wiener dogs dressed like hot dogs. Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 20 July 2017 The league has rescued monkeys, pigs, ponies, even a drug dealer's cougar, and thousands of dogs and cats every year. John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2017 Even the cabbage showcases bits of pickled pig’s skin. Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017 Almost 60 million pigs are slaughtered annually in Germany, mainly in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, according to the government statistical office. Agnieszka De Sousa, Bloomberg.com, 11 July 2017 Miley's a long-time animal lover, with many dogs, cats, and even pigs of her own. Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue, 9 July 2017 Most attempts at cloning other animal species—to date cloning has succeeded with sheep, mice, cattle, goats, cats, and pigs—have not fared much better. Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 5 July 2017 The owner of the briefly emancipated pigs showed up shortly after and escorted the mother home. CBS News, 1 July 2017 Babybacks wouldn’t survive this process, but the ribs Armbrect orders—which appear to come from elephant-sized pigs Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
Verb
Javelinas are pig-like animals that are native to desert environments. CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022 Pig bones: Construction workers uncovered what turned out to be pig bones Tuesday at the site of the new Sherwin-Williams headquarters in downtown Cleveland, reports Olivia Mitchell. cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022 Animal: Han Solo, 4-month-old, 23-pound, male Vietnamese potbelly pig #674433. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020 Economic planning authorities promised land permits, loans and subsidies to pig farmers to stoke production. Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019 Andrae said the devastation to pig herds across Asia had created export opportunities for Australian pig farmers in markets including the Philippines and Singapore. Rod Mcguirk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2019 Andrae said the devastation to pig herds across Australia had created export opportunities for Australian pig farmers in markets including the Philippines and Singapore. Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2019 Still, dog owners who opt to resume treating their pets to pig ears should take the following precautions, according to the CDC:Wash your hands. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2019 USA TODAY Consumers are being advised to not feed their dogs pig ear pet treats amid a growing salmonella outbreak. Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 31 July 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English pigge

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pig was in the 13th century
BNC: 3014 COCA: 3488
pig

noun¹

1animal動物ADJECTIVE | VERB + PIG | PIG + VERB | PIG + NOUN ADJECTIVEdomestic家豬feral, wild野豬suckling乳豬VERB + PIGbreed繁育豬keep, raise養豬feed餵豬fatten育肥豬The pigs were being fattened for slaughter.這些豬正在育肥以備屠宰。kill, slaughter殺豬;屠宰豬PIG + VERBgrunt, squeal豬作呼嚕聲;豬尖叫PIG + NOUNfarm, farmer養豬場;豬倌
pig

noun²

2personADJECTIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfat肥胖的傢伙disgusting令人惡心的傢伙greedy貪婪的傢伙male chauvinist, sexist大男子主義的/主張性別歧視的豬玀PHRASESmake a pig of yourself大吃We cooked up some pasta and all made pigs of ourselves.我們做了一些意大利麪食,每個人都吃了很多。

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