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豬
A pig is a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair on its skin. Pigs are often kept on farms for their meat, which is called pork, ham, bacon, or gammon.
例句
...the grunting of the pigs.
豬的呼嚕聲
...a pig farmer.
養豬戶
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豬玀；討嫌的人；（尤指）貪婪的人，苛刻的人
If you call someone a pig, you think that they are unpleasant in some way, especially that they are greedy or unkind.
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N-SING
難干的活；難做的事
If you say that something is, for example, a pig of a job, you mean it is very difficult.
例句
According to the British show jumping team manager, 'It's a pig of a course — much too big and also very technical.'
據英國場地障礙賽馬隊教練說，“整個賽場太大，對技術的要求也高，比賽起來很困難。”
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VERB
使貪婪地吃；使拼命大吃
If you say that people are pigging themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal.
例句
After pigging herself on ice cream she went upstairs.
大吃特吃了一通冰激凌之后她上了樓。
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PHRASE
粗制濫造；把…弄糟
If you make a pig's ear of something you are doing, you do it very badly.
例句
He and Dermott Reeve almost made a complete pig's ear of the final push for victory.
他和德莫特·里夫幾乎把獲勝的最后一把努力徹底搞砸了。
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PHRASE
不可能的事；異想天開
If you say 'pigs might fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
例句
'There's a chance he won't get involved in this, of course.' — 'And pigs might fly.'
“當然，他還是有可能不插手此事的。”——“是啊，太陽還能打西邊出呢。”
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PHRASE
大吃特吃；吃得過量
If you say that someone is making a pig of themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal.
例句
I'm afraid I made a pig of myself at dinner.
恐怕我晚餐時吃得太多了。