单词 | make a pig's ear of something |
释义 | pig1 /pig/noun
ORIGIN: ME pigge; cf Du bigge big piggˈery noun
piggˈie, piggˈy, pigˈlet or pigˈling noun A little pig piggˈies plural noun A child's word for toes piggˈing noun (technology) Operating a pig or running a pig along a pipeline adjective (slang)Expressing aversion, of something troublesome, unpleasant or difficult piggˈish adjective
piggˈishly adverb piggˈishness noun piggˈy adjective Like a pig pigˈ-bed noun
pigˈboat noun (US naval sl) A submarine pigˈ-deer noun The babiroussa pigˈ-eyed adjective Having small, pinkish, dull eyes with heavy lids pigˈ-faced adjective pigˈfeed noun Food for pigs pigˈ-fish noun (US)
piggyback adverb , etc see separate entry. piggy bank see under pig2 pigheadˈed adjective
pigheadˈedly adverb pigheadˈedness noun pigˈ-herd noun pigˈ-igˈnorant adjective (informal; derogatory) Very ignorant pigˈ-in-the-middˈle or piggˈy-in-the-middˈle noun
pig iron noun Iron in pigs or rough bars pigˈ-jump intransitive verb (Aust; of a horse) To jump from all four legs without bringing them together pig Latin noun A secret language or jargon made up by children, esp one in which an initial consonant is transposed to the end of the word, followed by -ay, so that eg pig becomes igpay pigˈ-lead noun Lead in pigs pigˈ-lily noun (S Afr) The lily of the Nile pigˈ-man noun A man responsible for or expert in looking after pigs pigˈmeat noun Bacon, ham or pork pigˈnut noun The earthnut (genus Conopodium) pigˈpen noun A pigsty pigˈ-rat noun The bandicoot rat pigˈsconce noun
pig sick or pigˈ-sick adjective (informal) Extremely fed up or annoyed pigˈskin noun
pigˈ-sticker noun pigˈ-sticking noun Boar-hunting with spears pigˈsty noun
pig'sˈ-wash or pigˈwash noun Swill pig's whisper noun
pig swill or pigˈswill noun Kitchen, etc, waste fed to pigs pigˈtail noun
pigˈweed noun Goosefoot, amaranth, cow parsnip, or other plant eaten by pigs pigˈ-woman noun A woman who roasted pigs at fairs a pig in a poke see under poke2 in pig (of a sow) pregnant make a pig of oneself (informal) To overindulge in food or drink make a pig's ear of (something) (informal) To make a mess of something, to do something badly or clumsily on the pig's back (Irish) In a position of prosperity and comfort pig it (informal) To live in squalid or dirty surroundings pig out To overeat, go on a binge pigs might fly (informal; as an expression of scepticism) That is highly unlikely when pigs fly (informal) Never |
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