Pig
[pɪg] or [pɪɡ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace.
(verb.) live like a pig, in squalor.
整理:莫顿--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A piggin.
(n.) The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog.
(n.) Any wild species of the genus Sus and related genera.
(n.) An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. See Mine pig, under Mine.
(n.) One who is hoggish; a greedy person.
(v. t. & i.) To bring forth (pigs); to bring forth in the manner of pigs; to farrow.
(v. t. & i.) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
阿弗丽达整理
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Young hog.
埃塞雷德編輯
解釋/意思:
n. an earthen vessel.
n. a swine of either gender: an oblong mass of unforged metal as first extracted from the ore so called because it is made to flow when melted in channels called pigs branching from a main channel called the sow.—v.i. to bring forth pigs: to live together like pigs:—pr.p. pig′ging; pa.t. and pa.p. pigged.—adjs. Pig′-eyed having small dull eyes with heavy lids; Pig′-faced looking like a pig.—n. Pig′gery a place where pigs are kept.—adj. Pig′gish belonging to or like pigs: greedy said of persons.—n. Pig′gishness.—adj. Pig′headed having a large or ill-formed head: stupidly obstinate.—ns. Pig′headedness; Pig′-ī′ron iron in pigs or rough bars; Pig′-lead lead in pigs; Pig′-nut (same as Earth-nut); Pig′sconce a pigheaded fellow: a blockhead; Pig′skin the skin of a pig prepared as a strong leather: a saddle; Pig′-sty a pen for keeping pigs; Pig's′-wash swill; Pig's′-whis′per (slang) a low whisper: a very short space of time; Pig′-tail the tail of a pig: the hair of the head tied behind in the form of a pig's tail: a roll of twisted tobacco.
埃莉诺手打
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of a fat, healthy pig, denotes reasonable success in affairs. If they are wallowing in mire, you will have hurtful associates, and your engagements will be subject to reproach. This dream will bring to a young woman a jealous and greedy companion though the chances are that he will be wealthy. See Hog.
布兰得利整理
娱乐性解釋/意思：
n. An animal (Porcus omnivorus) closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite which however is inferior in scope for it sticks at pig.
阿伊达整理
例句/造句/用法:
- T' pig doesn't want it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- In 1897 the United States leads the world in the following ratios: Tons Pig Iron. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The total output of the whole world in that year was 32,937,490 tons pig iron, and 20,696,787 tons of steel. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- I have been working on the problem of the retreat, Pablo said and Robert Jordan looked at his drunken pig eyes and at the wine bowl. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- It was the Manchus who obliged the Chinese to wear pig-tails as a mark of submission. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- You are a brimstone pig. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- I went on pleasantly, but poor Keimer suffered grievously, grew tired of the project, longed for the fleshpots of Egypt, and ordered a roast pig. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- How rarely, on the other hand, do our civilised dogs, even when quite young, require to be taught not to attack poultry, sheep, and pigs! 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- After cooling, the pigs are broken apart and stored. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- I expected at least that the pigs were got into the garden, and here is nothing but Lady Catherine and her daughter. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- The melted purified iron falling to the bottom was drawn off through a hole tapped in the furnace, and the molten metal ran into channels in a bed of sand called the Sow and pigs. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- No one had ever considered the possibility of eating pork, for in those days pigs were pets, and just as every family today has its dog Rover, so then, every family had its pig Scraps. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- That apple-peel is to be eaten by the pigs, Ben; if you eat it, I must give them your piece of pasty. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Lily knew people who lived like pigs, and their appearance and surroundings justified her mother's repugnance to that form of existence. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
校對:马奇