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- an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat猪。
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- Sus domesticus, family Suidae (the pig family), descended from the wild boar and domesticated over 8,000 years ago. The pig family also includes the warthog and babirusa, but the similar peccaries are placed in their own family.拉丁名Sus domesticus,猪科, 来源于野猪, 8,000年前得以驯化。猪科动物还包括非洲的疣猪和印度的巴彼鲁萨猪, 但皮卡里猪不属此科。
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- a wild animal of this family野猪。亦称HOG.
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- N. Amer. a young pig; a piglet〈北美〉小猪。
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- mass noun the flesh of a pig, especially a young one, as food猪肉（尤指乳猪肉）。
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- informal a greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person〈非正式〉猪一样（贪婪、肮脏、讨厌）的人; 猪猡：
I bet he has scoffed them all, greedy pig.
我敢打赌, 他把东西全都吃光了, 馋猪。
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- informal, derogatory a police officer〈非正式, 贬〉警察。
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- Brit. informal an unpleasant or difficult thing or task〈英, 非正式〉令人不开心的事情（或任务）; 困难的事情（或任务）：
it's a pig of a job.
这份差事可真不好干。
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- an oblong mass of iron or lead from a smelting furnace生铁块; 生铅锭。参见PIG IRON.
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- a device which fits snugly inside an oil or gas pipeline and is sent through it to clean or test the inside, or to act as a barrier清管器。
(pigged, pigging)no obj.
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- informal gorge oneself with food〈非正式〉贪婪地吃, 狼吞虎咽：
lovesick people pig out on chocolate.
害相思病的人会大吃巧克力。
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- informal crowd together with other people in disorderly or dirty conditions〈非正式〉像猪一样挤在一起：
he didn't approve of the proposal to pig it in the studio.
他不同意一堆人全都挤在画室里的建议。
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- (of a sow) give birth to piglets; farrow（母猪）生小猪, 产小猪。
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- operate a pig within an oil or gas pipeline（在石油或天然气管道中）操作清管器。
短语
bleed like a stuck pig
- bleed copiously血流如注。
in pig
- (of a sow) pregnant（母猪）怀小猪的; 怀孕的。
in a pig's eye
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. expressing scornful disbelief at a statement〈非正式, 主北美〉决不, 当然不。
make a pig of oneself
- informal overeat〈非正式〉狼吞虎咽, 猛吃。
make a pig's ear of
- Brit. informal handle ineptly〈英, 非正式〉把…弄糟。
on the pig's back
- Irish informal living a life of ease and luxury; in a very fortunate situation〈爱尔兰, 非正式〉享受悠闲、奢侈生活的; 很走运的。
pig in the middle
- 见PIGGY条 piggy in the middle.
a pig in a poke
- something that is bought or accepted without knowing its value or seeing it first瞎买的东西; 盲目接受的东西。
pigs might（或can）fly
- chiefly Brit. used ironically to express disbelief〈主英〉无稽之谈。
squeal or yell like a stuck pig
- squeal or yell loudly and shrilly杀猪般地嚎叫。
sweat like a pig
- informal sweat profusely〈非正式〉汗流雨下; 汗流如注。
派生词
piglike
adjectivepigling
noun词源
Middle English: probably from the first element of Old English picbrēd acorn, literally 'pig bread' （i.e. food for pigs）.