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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, bacon, or gammon.
例句
...the grunting of the pigs.
猪的呼噜声
...a pig farmer.
养猪户
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N-COUNT
猪猡；讨嫌的人；（尤指）贪婪的人，苛刻的人
If you call someone a pig, you think that they are unpleasant in some way, especially that they are greedy or unkind.
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N-SING
难干的活；难做的事
If you say that something is, for example, a pig of a job, you mean it is very difficult.
例句
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。”
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VERB
使贪婪地吃；使拼命大吃
If you say that people are pigging themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal.
例句
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。
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PHRASE
粗制滥造；把…弄糟
If you make a pig's ear of something you are doing, you do it very badly.
例句
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。
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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.
例句
'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。”
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PHRASE
大吃特吃；吃得过量
If you say that someone is making a pig of themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal.
例句
I'm afraid I made a pig of myself at dinner.
恐怕我晚餐时吃得太多了。