pig
noun[C]
uk/pɪɡ/us/pɪɡ/pignoun[C](ANIMAL)
A1(USalsohog)
alargepink,brown, orblackfarmanimalwithshortlegsand acurvedtail,keptforitsmeat:
猪Themeatproducedfrom a pig is calledpork,bacon, orham.猪提供的肉类食品包括鲜猪肉、熏咸肉或火腿。
a pigfarm养猪场
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- Themaincourseof thefeastwasroastsucklingpig.
- Loudgruntswere coming from the pigsty.
- a pigpen
- adishof pigs'trotters
- These pigs all havecurlytails.
Pigs
- boar
- hog
- piggy
- piglet
- porcine
- porker
- sow
- swine
- warthog
- wild boar
pignoun[C](UNPLEASANT PERSON/THING)
informal
apersonwho isunpleasantanddifficulttodealwith:
令人讨厌的人，难相处的人He was anabsolutepig to her.对她来说他讨厌至极。
He's arealpig of a man.他这人真讨厌。
be a pig to do, play, etc.UKinformal
to be verydifficultorunpleasantto do,play, etc.:
做…／演奏…（等等）很难It's abeautifulpieceofmusicbut it's a pig toplay.这支曲子很好听，但演奏起来难度很大。
Difficult things and people
- a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
- albatross
- bane
- be dead meatidiom
- be in the clearidiom
- be out of the woodsidiom
- bump
- equation
- hindrance
- hot potato
- impediment
- incubus
- marathon
- nut
- teething troubles
- the tip of the icebergidiom
- thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
- tiesomeoneup
- to-do
- twist
pignoun[C](EATS TOO MUCH)
informal
apersonwhoeatstoo much:
贪吃的人Yougreedypig! You're not having anotherbiscuit!你这个贪吃鬼，你不能再吃饼干了！
Greedy
- avarice
- avaricious
- avariciously
- consumerism
- grabby
- grasping
- greed
- greedily
- greediness
- Mammon
- materialism
- materialist
- materialistic
- money grabber
- rapaciousness
- rapacity
- ravenous
- ravenously
- someone'seyes are bigger thantheirbelly/stomachidiom
- trougher
pignoun[C](POLICE)
offensive
apoliceofficer
警官People who work for the police service
- beadle
- bobby
- cadet
- chief constable
- constable
- family liaison officer
- fed
- FLO
- G-man
- Garda
- outrider
- patrolman
- police
- police constable
- police officer
- policeman
- policewoman
- superintendent
- Supt
- WPC
Idioms
make a pig ofyourself
make a pig's ear ofsomething
a pig in a poke
pigs might fly