boar

/bɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /bɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbȯr/ (ame, mw)

boar — noun

  • boarsingular
  • boarsplural

1. an adult male pig, often kept to father young, or a similar pig that lives wild

1.名詞B2
釋義

an adult male pig, often kept to father young, or a similar pig that lives wild

例句

The farmer moved the boar into a separate pen before winter.

collocation: move a boar into a pen

A wild boar ran across the road near the pine woods.

collocation: wild boar

同義詞
  • pig

    the normal general word, without saying whether it is male or female

  • hog

    a broader word, especially in American English, often for a larger pig

  • swine

    more formal or technical, often used for pigs as a group

反義詞
  • sow

    the adult female pig

文法句型

keep a boar for breeding

move the boar into a pen

wild boar in the woods

用法筆記

Used mainly when the sex of the pig matters, especially in farming or wildlife contexts. Distinguish from sow, which means an adult female pig.

常見錯誤

❌The farm keeps one boar and four boars for breeding.
✅The farm keeps one boar and four sows for breeding.
💡boar means an adult male pig; the females are sows.