| 单词 | swine |
| 释义 | swine (swaɪn ) Word forms: swines language note: The form swines is used as the plural for meaning [sense 1]; swine is used as both the singular and plural for meaning [sense 2]. 1. countable noun If you call someone a swine, you dislike them or think that they are a bad person, usually because they have behaved unpleasantly towards you. [informal, disapproval] 2. countable noun A swine is a pig. [technical, old-fashioned] ...imports of live swine from Canada. ...pigs with swine fever. 3. to cast pearls before swine phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is casting pearls before swine, you mean that they are wasting their time by offering something that is helpful or valuable to someone who does not appreciate or understand it. You do not value what should be valued, I see I was casting pearls before swine. Idioms: cast pearls before swine [literary] to waste your time by offering something that is helpful or valuable to someone who does not appreciate or understand it I have wonderful costumes, with feathers and top hats, but it's like casting pearls before swine, they don't care what you wear. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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