swine
/swaɪn/noun
(复同单)
1
- formal or US a pig〈正式或美〉猪。
2
- （复同单, 或swines）informal a person regarded by the speaker with contempt and disgust〈非正式〉（把人轻蔑和厌恶地看做）猪猡：
what an arrogant, unfeeling swine!
多么傲慢无情的一头猪呀！
2.1
- a thing that is very difficult or unpleasant to deal with难处理的事情; 令人不快的东西：
mist is a swine in unfamiliar country.
在一个陌生的地方遇到雾是件令人讨厌的事情。
派生词
swinish
adjectiveswinishly
adverbswinishness
noun词源
Old English swīn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwijn and German Schwein, also to sow2.