单词 | pig |
释义 | pig —pig /pɪɡ/ noun [C] (US ALSO hog) (ANIMAL) ► A1 a large pink, brown, or black farm animal with short legs and a curved tail, kept for its meat: » The meat produced from a pig is called pork, bacon, or ham.» a pig farmThesaurus+: ↑Pigs• • • Extra Examples:» The main course of the feast was roast suckling pig.» Loud grunts were coming from the pig sty.» a pig pen» a dish of pigs' trotters» These pigs all have curly tails.noun [C] (POLICE) ► F0 OFFENSIVE a police officerThesaurus+: ↑People who work for the police servicenoun [C] (UNPLEASANT PERSON/THING) ► F0 INFORMAL a person who is unpleasant and difficult to deal with: » He was an absolute pig to her.» He's a real pig of a man.Thesaurus+: ↑Unpleasant people in general , ↑Unpleasant mennoun [C] INFORMAL (EATS TOO MUCH) ► F0 a person who eats too much: » You greedy pig! You're not having another chocolate biscuit!Thesaurus+: ↑GreedyThesaurus+: ↑Unpleasant people in general , ↑Unpleasant mennoun [C] be a pig to do, play, etc. UK INFORMAL► F0 to be very difficult or unpleasant to do, play, etc.: » It's a beautiful piece of music but it's a pig to play.Thesaurus+: ↑Difficult things and people , ↑Preventing and impeding |
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