| 释义 |
pig¹ /pɪɡ/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 猪(泛指家猪或野猪)；〈美〉小猪
2. [尤用以构成复合词]猪类动物；猪似的动物
3. 宰洗好的猪身；猪肉，小猪(或乳猪)肉；猪皮
roast pig 烤猪肉
4. 〈口〉〈贬〉猪一样(贪食、迟钝、固执、懒惰、肮脏、讨厌等)的人；猪猡(对种族主义分子、法西斯分子、大男子主义者、警察、告密者、胖子、荡妇等的蔑称)
He'd been a pig about money. 他对钱贪得无厌。
The black kids all hollered “Off the pigs!” 黑人青年齐声高叫：“警察猪猡滚蛋!”
5. 〈英口〉难办的事，难干的活
6. 〈美俚〉赛马用的马(尤指劣马)
7. 〈美俚〉(尤指调车场用的)火车头，机车；大型摩托车；旧卡车；装甲车；鲸背甲板船；(动力不足的)破旧运输工具
8. 生铁(块)；生铅(锭)；金属锭，铸块；铸模，铸型
9. (石油管道中的)清管器
II (pigged; pig·ging)
❶ vi.
1. 生小猪；像猪一样地产仔
2. 〈口〉像猪一样地挤(或住、睡)在一起，像猪般地生活
pig together in mean huts 像猪一样地挤在简陋的小屋里
3. 举动像猪，行为像猪；〈口〉贪吃
4. 运行(石油管道等中的)清管器
❷ vt.
1. 生(小猪)
2. 贪婪地吃
[< ME piegge, 原义：young pig < OE picg-bread mast², pig's food] phr. a pig of sb.'s own sow 自作自受的结果 bleed like a (stuck) pig 血流如注 bring one's pigs to the wrong market 把东西卖亏了 buy a pig in a poke (未曾过目或不问好坏地)乱买东西；盲目赞同 When they bought that house, they bought a pig in a poke. 那所房子是在他们未曾过目的情况下随便买下的。drive one's pigs to market 打鼾 grease the fat pig 给不缺乏东西的人送东西 in a pig's ass (或 ear, eye) 〈美口〉[表示轻蔑]决不；当然不 in a pig's whisper 见 whisper
in pig (母猪)怀小猪的；〈俚〉怀孕的
live like pigs in clover 生活优裕，养尊处优
make a pig of oneself 〈口〉大吃大喝；过分放纵自己
We made pigs of ourselves on her cakes. 我们拼命大吃她的蛋糕。
on the pig's back (或 ear) 走运；幸福之极；扬扬得意
pig between two sheets 〈美俚〉火腿三明治
pig in the middle 1. 两人相互投球另一人站在中间设法抢球的抢球游戏
2. 双方争吵时被夹在中间的处境
pig it 1. 〈主英〉像猪一样地挤(或住、睡)在一起；像猪般地生活；在肮脏(或困苦)的环境中过活
The family of nine pig it in one room. 一家九口挤在一间屋里。
2. 〈美俚〉(奔跑时因乏力而)停步，放慢速度；(因懦怯而)退却
pig oneself = make a pig of oneself
pig out〈口〉
1. 狼吞虎咽地大吃 (on)
We pigged out on pizza last night. 昨天晚上我们大吃比萨饼。
2. 过度沉湎 (on)
It was time to pig out on rock and roll. 该是尽情享受摇滚乐的时候了。
Pigs might fly (if they had wings). 〈讽〉无稽之谈
We might win! Pigs might fly. 我们会赢! 那才怪呢。
please the pigs 〈谑〉如果上天保佑的话；如果运气好的话
squeal (或 yell) like a stuck pig 大声吼叫，尖叫
sweat like a pig 〈口〉大汗淋漓
teach a pig to play on a flute 教猪吹笛；做荒诞(或不可能做到)的事
when pigs fly 决不可能；决不；永不 |