pigs

英 [pɪɡz]

美 [pɪɡz]

n.  猪; 令人不快(或讨厌)的人; 贪婪(或肮脏)的人; 对警察的蔑称
v.  吃得过量; 大吃特吃
pig的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 猪
  Apigis a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair on its skin. Pigs are often kept on farms for their meat, which is called pork, ham, bacon, or gammon.
  1. ...the grunting of the pigs.
     猪的呼噜声
  2. ...a pig farmer.
     养猪户
• See also:guinea pig
• 猪猡；讨嫌的人；（尤指）贪婪的人，苛刻的人
  If you call someone apig, you think that they are unpleasant in some way, especially that they are greedy or unkind.
• N-SING 难干的活；难做的事
  If you say that something is, for example,a pig ofa job, you mean it is very difficult.
  1. According to the British show jumping team manager, 'It's a pig of a course — much too big and also very technical.'
     据英国场地障碍赛马队教练说，“整个赛场太大，对技术的要求也高，比赛起来很困难。”
• VERB 使贪婪地吃；使拼命大吃
  If you say that peopleare pigging themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal.
  1. After pigging herself on ice cream she went upstairs.
     大吃特吃了一通冰激凌之后她上了楼。
• PHRASE 粗制滥造；把…弄糟
  If youmake a pig's ear ofsomething you are doing, you do it very badly.
  1. He and Dermott Reeve almost made a complete pig's ear of the final push for victory.
     他和德莫特·里夫几乎把获胜的最后一把努力彻底搞砸了。
• PHRASE 不可能的事；异想天开
  If you say 'pigs might fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
  1. 'There's a chance he won't get involved in this, of course.' — 'And pigs might fly.'
     “当然，他还是有可能不插手此事的。”——“是啊，太阳还能打西边出呢。”
• PHRASE 大吃特吃；吃得过量
  If you say that someoneis making a pig of themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal.
  1. I'm afraid I made a pig of myself at dinner.
     恐怕我晚餐时吃得太多了。

双语例句

• Pigs dig earth with the snout.
  猪用嘴拱地。
• The young pigs crowded against one another for warmth.
  小猪挤在一起取暖。
• Then it sees a pig with its baby pigs.
  它看见一只猪和她的猪宝宝们。
• The pigs are fattened up for market.
  把猪育肥以供应市场。
• They kept pigs, chickens and a herd of jerseys on their farm.
  他们在农场里养了猪、鸡和一群泽西种乳牛。
• There were cows, pigs and other livestock there.
  那儿也有牛、猪和其他家畜。
• She drove the pigs down to the Creek for a bath.
  她把猪赶到小河里去洗澡。
• They are raising more pigs and poultry than they did last year.
  他们现在饲养的生猪和家禽比去年多。
• He kept animals, chiefly cattle, with some pigs.
  他饲养动物，主要是牛和一些猪。
• Pigs were butchered, hams were hung to dry from the ceiling.
  杀了猪，猪腿挂在天花板上风干。