The form swines is used as the plural for meaning 1; swine is used as both the singular and plural for meaning 2. swines 用作义项 1 的复数形式; swine 用于义项 2 时单复数同形。
1 N-COUNT 讨厌鬼;猪猡;下流坯 If you call someone a swine, you dislike them or think that they are a bad person, usually because they have behaved unpleasantly towards you. 讨厌鬼;猪猡;下流坯 [informal, disapproval]
2 N-COUNT 猪 A swine is a pig. to cast pearls before swine→see: pearl 猪
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