pig
10 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural pigs
plural pigs
Learner's definition of PIG
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[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猪 — compare hog, piglet, sow; see also guinea pig, potbellied pig
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[count] informal + disapproving
a : someone who eats a lot of food especially at one time贪吃的人；食量大的人
- The kids eat like pigs. [=the kids eat a lot]孩子们很能吃。
- I made a pig of myself at dinner. [=I ate too much at dinner]晚饭时我吃撑了。
b : someone who selfishly wants or takes more than other people贪婪的人
- a greedy pig贪婪的家伙
c : someone who is unpleasant or offensive令人讨厌的人；粗野的人
- Don't be a pig. Say “excuse me” after you burp.别做讨厌鬼，打了嗝后要说声“对不起”。
- They live like pigs. [=they live in a dirty environment]他们简直像住在猪窝里一样。
- He is a sexist pig. = He is a male chauvinist pig. [=he is a man who thinks women are not equal to men]他是个大男子主义者。
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[singular] British, informal : something that is very difficult or unpleasant困难的事；令人不悦之事 — + of
- I had a pig of a day at work. [=I had a very difficult day at work]我一整天工作都不顺心。
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
- If you buy a used car without testing it, you're buying a pig in a poke.买二手车不检查一下的话，可真是瞎买一通。
in a pig's eye
make a pig's ear (out) of
British, informal : to do or manage something badly把…办砸；把…弄糟
- He has made a pig's ear of his reelection campaign.他把连任竞选活动搞砸了。
pig in the middle
pigs might fly
British, informal — said as a response to something that seems unlikely to happen太阳从西边出来了
- “This time I think he'll ask me to marry him!” “Yeah, and pigs might fly.”“我想这次他会向我求婚！”“没错，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
- The train station will be renovated when pigs fly. [=it will never be renovated]火车站不可能重修，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
- I pigged out at the picnic.野餐时我大吃了一通。
- The boys pigged out on pizza.男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃比萨饼。