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pig

释义

pig

noun countable

UK /pɪɡ/

Word Forms

singular	pig
plural	pigs

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬an animal with no fur and a curly tail kept by farmers for its meat. A female pig is called a sow and a young pig is called a piglet. The meat from a pig is called pork.
Synonyms and related words
Animals kept for their meat or milk
boar
broiler
cattle
2
an insulting word for someone who behaves in an unpleasant way
You greedy pig – you’ve eaten up all the food.
He’s just an ignorant pig.
Synonyms and related words
People who are annoying or unpleasant
public nuisance
creep
loudmouth
3
Britishinformalsomething that is very difficult or unpleasant
We had a pig of a game.
Synonyms and related words
Something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal with
task
burden
necessity
4
offensivean insulting word for a police officer
Synonyms and related words
Police officers
bobby
cadet
captain
5
when pigs fly
never
When will you return? When pigs fly
Submitted by:
Serdar from Turkey on 26/10/2015
Open Dictionary - October2015

phrases

make a pig of yourself

make a pig’s ear of something

pigs might fly

pig

noun countable

US /pɪɡ/

Word Forms

singular	pig
plural	pigs

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬an animal with no fur and a curly tail kept by farmers for its meat. A female pig is called a sow and a young pig is called a piglet. The meat from a pig is called pork.
Synonyms and related words
Animals kept for their meat or milk
boar
broiler
broiler chicken
2
an insulting word for someone who behaves in an unpleasant way
You greedy pig! You’ve eaten up all the ice cream.
He’s just an ignorant pig.
Synonyms and related words
People who are annoying or unpleasant
douche
public nuisance
creep
3
Britishinformalsomething that is very difficult or unpleasant
We had a pig of a game.
Synonyms and related words
Something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal with
task
burden
necessity
4
offensivean insulting word for a police officer
Synonyms and related words
Police officers
bobby
cadet
captain
5
when pigs fly
never
When will you return? When pigs fly
Submitted by:
Serdar from Turkey on 26/10/2015
Open Dictionary - October2015

phrases

make a pig of yourself

make a pig’s ear of something

when pigs fly

pig

verb intransitive/transitive informal

UK /pɪɡ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pig
he/she/it	pigs
present participle	pigging
past tense	pigged
past participle	pigged

1
to eat an extremely large amount of food at one time
They pigged themselves on ice cream.
Synonyms and related words
To eat a lot or too much
feast on
feast
binge

phrasal verbs

pig off

pig out

pig

verb

US /pɪɡ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pig
he/she/it	pigs
present participle	pigging
past tense	pigged
past participle	pigged

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