单词 | to drive pigs |
释义 | > as lemmasto drive pigs (to market) P12. colloquial. to drive pigs (to market): to snore. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > audible breathing > [verb (intransitive)] > snore routeOE snortc1386 snorec1440 snork?1537 snotter1710 snortle1807 blurta1825 to drive pigs (to market)1828 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) ‘To drive pigs’, to snore. 1858 Times 27 Aug. 7/6 The only sound heard being that of such of the sleepers as ‘drive their pigs to market’ o' nights. 1903 S. Hedin Central Asia II. 318 The sleeping men..went on driving their pigs to market for all they were worth. 1998 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 28 Nov. c1 Pig references abound in our culture. For example: To drive pigs—to snore. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。