pig /pɪɡ/ CET4 TEM4 ( pigging, pigged, pigs )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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, or bacon. 猪

  例：

  ...the grunting of the pigs.

  …猪的哼哼声。

• 2. 

  → see also guinea pig

• 3. 

  N-COUNT If you call someone a pig, you think that they are unpleasant in some way, especially that they are greedy or unkind. 猪 (用来比喻贪婪、刻薄的人) [非正式]

  例：

  These guys destroyed the company. They're all a bunch of greedy pigs.

  这些家伙毁了公司。他们是一群贪婪的猪。

• 4. 

  PHRASE If you say "when pigs fly" after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely. 等到猴年马月 [幽默，非正式]

  例：

  When would they be hired again? Perhaps, as the saying goes, when pigs fly.

  他们什么时候会被重新雇用？也许正像俗话说的，等到猴年马月吧。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If you say that someone is making a pig of themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal. 狼吞虎咽 [非正式]

  例：

  I'm afraid I made a pig of myself at dinner.

  恐怕晚饭我是狼吞虎咽了。