| 单词 | pig-sick |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspig-sick pig-sick adj. British (a) (of land, a building, etc.) overused and degraded by pigs; (b) (slang) annoyed, disgusted. ΚΠ 1934 Times 12 Feb. 18/1 The problem of dealing with ‘pig sick’ land and buildings. 1938 Times 25 July 18/2 To avoid ‘pig-sick’ conditions the folding unit system has been adopted by some breeders, allowing the pigs a daily change onto fresh ground. 1942 Hartlepool Mail 16 Jan. 2/3 All these petty items are making the motorist just pig-sick and it is high time the police and bench..sang our praises for a change. 1948 A. Baron From City, from Plough i. 9 Wha's up, Sergeant?.. You look pigsick. 1993 Guardian 31 Aug. i. 11/2 We are pig-sick with the agencies and pig-sick with the employers when we get there. 2007 T. York Keeping Pigs ii. 13 Allowing the land to rest will help prevent it from getting ‘pig sick’ and harbouring the potential to spread disease. 2015 Sun (Ireland ed.) 26 July (Sport section) 40 His Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg was left feeling pig-sick at the sight of the grinning Englishman. < as lemmas |
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