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pig/piɡ/ n. & v.●n. 1a any omnivorous hoofed broad-snouted bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus scrofa 猪(尤指家猪) b US a young pig; a piglet [美]小猪；乳猪 c (often in comb. 常用于复合词) any similar animal 猪类动物 guinea pig 豚鼠 2 the flesh of esp. a young or sucking pig as food (尤指小猪、乳猪的)猪肉 roast pig 烤乳猪 3 colloq. [口]a a greedy, dirty, obstinate, sulky, or annoying person 猪一样贪婪(或肮脏、固执、懒惰、讨厌)的人 b an unpleasant, awkward, or difficult thing, task, etc. 不快(或棘手、难办)的事(或任务等) 4 an oblong mass of metal (esp. iron or lead) from a smelting furnace 金属锭(尤指生铁块或铅锭) 5 slang offens. a police officer [俚语] [冒犯]警察 6 Sc. dial. an earthenware hot-water bottle [苏格兰方]陶质汤壶 ●v. (pigged, pigging) 1 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) (of a sow) bring forth (piglets) (母猪)生(小猪) 2 tr. colloq. eat (food) greedily [口]贪婪地吃(食物) 3 intr. herd together or behave like pigs 像猪一样聚在一起；像猪一样地生活 □ bleed like a pig (or stuck pig) bleed copiously 血流如注 □ buy a pig in a poke buy, accept, etc. something without knowing its value or esp. seeing it (不知价格或不曾过目地)乱买东西 □ in pig (of a sow) pregnant (母猪)怀小猪的 □ in a pig's eye colloq. certainly not [口]决不，当然不 □ make a pig of oneself overeat 吃得过多 □ make a pig's ear of colloq. make a mess of; bungle [口]把…弄得乱七八糟 □ pig it live in a disorderly, untidy, or filthy fashion 象猪一样杂乱(或不整齐、肮脏)地生活 □ pig out (often foll. by 常后跟 on) esp. N. Amer. slang make a pig of oneself; overeat [尤北美] [俚语]贪吃；暴食 □ pigs might fly esp. Brit. iron. an expression of disbelief [尤英] [讽]表示不相信 □ piglet n.□ piglike adj.□ pigling n.[Middle English pigge, probably from Old English] |