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pig /pɪg/► SEE ALLin a pig’s eyemake a pig of yourselfmake a pig’s ear (out) of sth(buy) a pig in a pokea pig of a stha guinea pig(be) pig/piggy in the middlesweat like a pig
●in a pig’s ˈeye (NAmE, informal) used to say that you think that sth is not at all true or that sth will definitely not happen 绝对不是真的；完全不可能◆He told you his father owns the company? In a pig’s eye!
他告诉你这家公司是他父亲的？ 这简直是弥天大谎。◆‘Apparently this is the best hotel in town.’ ‘In a pig’s eye it is!’
“显然这是城里最好的宾馆。”“一派胡言！”●make a ˈpig of yourself (informal) eat and drink too much; be greedy 大吃大喝；贪婪◆She always makes such a pig of herself.
她总是胡吃海喝。●make a pig’s ˈear (out) of sth (BrE, informal) do sth very badly 把…办砸；把…弄糟◆He made a real pig’s ear of his geography exam.
他地理考砸了。●(buy) a pig in a ˈpokeif you buy a pig in a poke, you buy or pay for sth without seeing it or examining it carefully first 隔山买牛；盲目购买◆Make sure you take the car for a proper test drive — you don’t want to buy a pig in a poke, do you?
这车你一定要好好试开一下，可别隔山买牛。 NOTE Poke is an old word for a small sack or bag. * poke 是旧词，意为“小袋”。 ●a pig of a sth (BrE, informal) a difficult or unpleasant thing or task 挠头的事；烦人的事；苦差◆I’ve had a pig of a day.
我这一天倒霉透了。●a ˈguinea piga person used in medical or other experiments 实验对象；试验品◆Students in fifty schools are to act as guinea pigs for these new teaching methods.五十所学校的学生将充当这些新式教学法的实验对象。 NOTE A guinea pig is a small animal with short ears and no tail, often kept as a pet or used for laboratory research. * guinea pig （天竺鼠）是一种耳短无尾的小动物，常被当作宠物或用于实验。 ●(be) pig/piggy in the ˈmiddle (informal) (be) a person who is caught between two people or groups who are fighting or arguing 处于对立的两派之间◆Her parents quarrelled a lot, and unfortunately she was always piggy in the middle.她的父母经常争吵，不幸的是，她常常被夹在中间。 NOTE This is the name of a children’s game where two children throw a ball to each other, and a third child in the middle tries to catch it. 这是一种儿童游戏的名称。两个孩子互相掷球，第三个孩子站在中间，争抢球。 ●sweat like a ˈpig (informal) sweat very much 大汗淋漓；汗淋淋◆It’s 35 degrees inside the factory, and the workers are sweating like pigs.工厂里的温度高达 35 度，工人们一个个汗淋淋的。 |