| 单词 | porcine |
| 释义 | porcine (once / 40617 pages) adj You might be tempted to describe your greedy lunch companions as porcine, but you should try to resist the urge. Porcine means "like a pig." The adjective porcine is a scientific term for talking about pigs, but it's also useful for describing anything — or anyone — resembling a pig. A large, shiny-faced man might appear porcine to you, and so might a group of hungry kids who shove and jostle each other to get their hands on a plate of brownies. The Latin root is porcus, or "pig." WORD FAMILYporcine: porcinely USAGE EXAMPLESThose that were more cautious about the cone were deemed “reactive” — and reactive pigs are more likely to be victimized in porcine groups. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) I'm afraid that will only happen when there are porcine pilots. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) It was not the Brotherhood’s first porcine protest. Economist(Sep 22, 2016) 1adj relating to or suggesting swine comparison between human and porcine pleasures 2adj resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy Syn hoggish, piggish, piggy, swinish gluttonous given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink 3adj repellently fat a bald porcine old man Syn gross fat having an (over)abundance of flesh |
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