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

• Corn could not be crossed with soybeans, nor cows with pigs.
  玉米和大豆，牛和猪都不能杂交。
• Guinea pigs and hamsters need raw vegetables and fruit.
  豚鼠和仓鼠需要吃生蔬菜和水果。
• He kept animals, chiefly cattle, with some pigs.
  他饲养动物，主要是牛和一些猪。
• There are all sorts of animals, including bears, pigs, kangaroos, and penguins
  有各种各样的动物，包括熊、猪、袋鼠和企鹅。
• The young pigs crowded against one another for warmth.
  小猪挤在一起取暖。
• His family raises nearly a hundred pigs.
  他家养活了上百头猪。
• There are chicks, ducks, pigs, dogs and cows on his farm.
  在他的农场里有鸡、鸭、猪、狗和奶牛。
• Pigs dig earth with the snout.
  猪用嘴拱地。
• I don't sleep with my pigs.
  我不和我的猪一起睡。
• '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。”