Pig
[pɪɡ]
名词
1. 一种哺乳动物,通常被人类用来作为食物或者养殖。
A mammal that is typically raised by humans for food or farming.
例句:Pigs are often kept on farms for their meat and byproducts.
猪经常被养在农场上,用来提供肉类和副产品。
2. 指肥胖的人,尤其是指那些吃得太多、运动不足的人。
Used to refer to a person who is overweight, especially one who eats too much and does not exercise.
例句:He's such a pig - he ate the whole pizza by himself!
他真是个大胃王——他一个人吃了整个披萨!
3. 指某些行为或情况非常令人不快或讨厌。
Used to describe a behavior or situation that is very unpleasant or annoying.
例句:It's such a pig of a job - I've been working on it all day and I'm still not finished!
这份工作真烦人——我已经做了一整天还没有做完!
4. 指某种食物的味道很差或者变质了。
Used to describe food that has a bad taste or has gone bad.
例句:I think this milk has turned into pig swill - it smells terrible!
我觉得这牛奶变成猪饲料了——闻起来太难闻了!
5. 指某种烟雾或气味浓烈而令人不快。
Used to describe a thick and unpleasant smoke or smell.
例句:The factory down the street is producing a lot of pig iron - the air is filled with smoke!
街道上的工厂在生产大量的生铁——空气中弥漫着浓烟!
同义词及用法:
- Hog: 通常指养殖用的猪,也可以用来指肥胖的人。
- Swine: 一种比较正式的说法,通常用来指养殖用的猪。
- Porker: 一种较为幽默的说法,通常用来指肥胖的人。
编辑总结:
猪是一种常见的哺乳动物,被人类广泛地用来作为食物或者养殖。除了字面意义外,"pig"还可以用来形容肥胖的人、讨厌的行为或情况、变质的食物以及浓烈的烟雾或气味。同义词包括hog、swine和porker。