swine
noun/swaɪn/
/swaɪn/
(plural swines, swine)
Idioms - [countable] (informal) an unpleasant person
讨厌鬼；卑鄙小人 - He's an arrogant little swine!
他是个傲慢的小讨厌鬼！
- He's an arrogant little swine!
- [countable] (British English, informal) a difficult or unpleasant thing or task
挠头的事；烦人的事；苦差 - The car can be a swine to start.
这辆车有时很难发动。
- The car can be a swine to start.
- swine[plural] (old use or specialist) pigs
猪 - a herd of swine
一群猪 - swine fever (= a disease of pigs)
猪瘟
- a herd of swine
Word OriginOld English swīn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwijn and German Schwein, also to sow2.
Idioms
cast, throw, etc. pearls before swine
- to give or offer valuable things to people who do not understand their value
明珠暗投；对牛弹琴