pig
n
1
(a) [C] domestic or wild animal with short legs, cloven hooves and a broad blunt snout 豬;野豬. Cf 參看 boar, hog 1, sow1, swine.
(b) (also `pig-meat) [U]
its flesh as meat, ie bacon, ham or pork 豬肉.
2 [C] (infml derog 口, 貶)
(a) dirty, greedy, inconsiderate or ill-mannered person 骯臟的、 貪婪的、 不顧別人的或粗野的人
Don't be such a pig! 別這麼貪心!
You pig! 你可真臟! * Some drivers are real pigs. 有些人開車真粗野.
(b) difficult or unpleasant thing, task, etc 困難的或討厭的事情
a pig of a job, day, exam 討厭的工作、 日子、 考試.
3
(a) [C] oblong mass of metal (esp iron or lead) from a smelting furnace 金屬錠; (尤指)鐵錠, 鉛錠.
(b) [U] = pig-iron.
4 [C] (dated sl 舊, 俚) policeman (男)警察.
5 (idm 習語) buy a pig in a poke => buy. make a `pig of oneself (infml 口) eat or drink too much 吃得或喝得過多. make a `pig's ear (out) of sth (infml 口) do sth badly; make a mess of it 弄糟或弄亂某事物. pig/piggy in the `middle person who is caught eg between two people who are fighting or arguing, and suffers because of it 夾在打架或爭吵雙方之間的人; 受夾板氣的人. ,pigs might `fly (saying 諺) (used to express disbelief 用以表示對某事不相信) miracles may happen but they are extremely unlikely 即使能有奇跡也不太可能出現
Tom give up smoking? Yes, and pigs might fly! 湯姆戒煙? 嘿, 能有這種事兒! pig, v (-gg-)
1 [Tn] ~ oneself (infml 口) overeat greedily 貪食過量.
2 (idm 習語) `pig it/pig to`gether live or behave in a dirty or untidy way 生活或行為方面邋遢.
?? 考研助記
豬屁(pi)股(g)臟 豬的“皮革”(諧音)用處多
?? 擴展釋義
*[pig]n. 豬, 豬肉, 貪婪的人, 豬一樣的人vt. 生小豬, 象豬般地生活vi. 生小豬, 象豬般地生活【機】 生鐵相關詞組: buy a pig in a poke in a pig's whisper pig it teach a pig to play on a flute