pig
[NOUN]
pigs
1. [C 可数名词] 猪
A pig is 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, or bacon.
近义词
hog
双语例句
例：the grunting of the pigs.
猪的哼哼声。
2. [C 可数名词] 猪（用来比喻贪婪、刻薄的人）
If you call someone a pig, you think that they are unpleasant in some way, especially that they are greedy or unkind.
双语例句
例：These guys destroyed the company. They're all a bunch of greedy pigs.
这些家伙毁了公司。他们是一群贪婪的猪。
NOUN. 名词
pigs , pigging , pigged
pig out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 暴饮暴食
If you say that people are pigging out, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal or over a short period of time.
双语例句
例：Some are so accustomed to pigging out, they can't cut back.
有些人已经习惯暴饮暴食了，他们不可能减少食量。
PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
when pigs fly
1. 异想天开 , 不可能的事
If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
双语例句
例：When would they be hired again? Perhaps, as the saying goes, when pigs fly.
他们什么时候会被重新雇用？也许正像俗话说的，等到猴年马月吧。
make a pig of oneself
1. 暴饮暴食
If you say that someone is making a pig of themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal.
双语例句
例：I'm afraid I made a pig of myself at dinner.
恐怕晚饭我吃得太多了。
PHRASE. 习语
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