pigging
pigging — 片語動詞
- piggingbase form
- piggings3rd person singular
- pigginging-ing form
- piggingedpast simple
1. to eat a very large amount of food, often in a greedy or uncontrolled way
暴食；狂吃
貪婪地大量進食
to eat a very large amount of food, often in a greedy or uncontrolled way
Owen pigged out on pizza and ice cream at the party last night.
Owen 昨晚在派對上大吃披薩和冰淇淋。
pig out + on [food] for overindulging
After the exam, Ritu and her friends pigged out at the all-you-can-eat buffet.
考試結束後，Ritu 和朋友們在吃到飽餐廳大吃一頓。
The children always pig out on candy whenever there is a festival.
每逢節慶，孩子們總是放縱大吃糖果。
collocation: pig out on candy / snacks
We try not to pig out during the week, but weekends are more relaxed.
我們平日盡量不大吃大喝，但週末就比較放鬆了。
- pig out on
- pig out at
- binge
slightly more formal; can be used as a verb or noun
- overeat
neutral in register; less vivid than 'pig out'
- stuff oneself
informal, similar register
- diet
to eat only limited amounts of food on purpose
文法句型
pig out + on [food]
用法筆記
Very common in everyday, casual speech. The object of eating is introduced by 'on'.
常見錯誤
pigging — 名詞
1. a pink, brown, or black farm animal with short legs, a flat nose, and a curly ta
豬
飼養的豬隻動物
a pink, brown, or black farm animal with short legs, a flat nose, and a curly tail, kept for its meat
The farmer feeds the pigs twice a day, in the morning and at sunset.
農夫每天早晚各餵一次豬。
João watched three baby pigs running around the muddy pen behind the barn.
João 看著三隻小豬在穀倉後的泥地裡跑來跑去。
countable noun: three pigs / a pig
Anong's grandmother keeps two pigs in a small shed near the vegetable garden.
Anong 的祖母在菜園旁的小棚子裡養了兩頭豬。
Wild pigs come down from the hills at night to find food near the village.
野豬常在夜間從山上跑下來，到村莊附近找食物。
collocation: wild pigs / domestic pigs
The school children named the brown pig Wilbur and fed it apples daily.
學校農場的孩子們給那頭棕色豬取名 Wilbur，每天餵牠蘋果。
- raise pigs
- feed the pigs
- wild pigs
- domestic pigs
- baby pigs
2. the meat from a pig that people cook and eat
豬肉
作為食物的豬肉
the meat from a pig that people cook and eat
Darius ordered roast pig with crispy skin for the family celebration dinner.
Darius 點了脆皮烤豬肉來慶祝家庭團聚。
Mizuki does not eat pig because of her family's religious beliefs.
Mizuki 因為家庭宗教信仰不吃豬肉。
uncountable: 'eat pig' / 'roast pig'
The street vendor sells grilled pig on skewers with a sweet chili sauce.
路邊攤販賣淋上甜辣醬的烤豬肉串。
In many countries, people eat more pig than beef or lamb each year.
許多國家的人們每年吃的豬肉比牛肉或羊肉還多。
- roast pig
- grilled pig
- eat pig
- pork
the standard everyday word for pig meat in cooking and shops
用法筆記
Used mainly in farming, butchery, or informal contexts. In everyday cooking and menus, 'pork' is the more common word for this meat.
常見錯誤
3. a person who behaves in a greedy, selfish, dirty, or otherwise unpleasant way
貪婪的人
行為骯髒或自私的人
a person who behaves in a greedy, selfish, dirty, or otherwise unpleasant way
Asher called his roommate a pig for leaving dirty dishes all over the kitchen.
Asher 罵他的室友是豬，因為他把髒碗盤丟得廚房到處都是。
"a pig" as insult: used with indefinite article
The greedy landlord is such a pig — he raised the rent without fixing anything.
那個貪心的房東真是頭豬——他漲了房租卻什麼也沒修理。
Nia would not share the last cake, so her brother called her a pig.
Nia 不肯分享最後一塊蛋糕，她弟弟就罵她是豬。
used for greedy, selfish behaviour
Some drivers honk and call other drivers pigs when they are stuck in traffic.
堵車時，有些駕駛按喇叭並罵其他駕駛是豬。
- call someone a pig
- such a pig
- greedy pig
用法筆記
Strongly insulting. Used in arguments or angry complaints. Can apply to greed, dirtiness, rudeness, or selfishness.
4. a rough lump of metal, especially iron, formed by pouring hot liquid metal into
生鐵錠
鑄造用的粗金屬塊
a rough lump of metal, especially iron, formed by pouring hot liquid metal into a container before further processing
The factory workers lifted each pig of iron onto the truck with a crane.
工廠工人用起重機把每一塊生鐵錠吊到卡車上。
collocation: pig of iron
Owen studied how molten iron is poured into long moulds to form pigs for transport.
Owen 學習了熔鐵如何倒入長條模具中形成鐵錠以便運輸。
passive: 'is poured ... to form pigs'
The old furnace still produces about fifty pigs of cast iron every shift.
那座老爐子每班仍生產約五十塊鑄鐵錠。
Each pig weighs roughly thirty kilograms before being sent to the steel mill.
每塊鐵錠在被送往鋼鐵廠前約重三十公斤。
- pig of iron
- pig iron
- cast iron pig
- ingot
a shaped block of metal, usually more finished than a pig
用法筆記
Technical term in metallurgy and heavy industry. Not used in general conversation. Learners at C1 may encounter this in engineering or manufacturing contexts.
5. an insulting word for a police officer, used especially by people who are angry
條子；警察
對警察的貶稱
an insulting word for a police officer, used especially by people who are angry at the police
The protesters shouted angry words at the pigs standing behind the metal fence.
抗議者對著鐵柵欄後面的條子大聲辱罵。
derogatory plural: 'the pigs'
Ines warned her friend not to call the officer a pig or get into trouble.
Ines 警告朋友不要罵警察是條子，否則他會有麻煩。
Some graffiti on the wall read "Pigs go home" in red spray paint.
牆上的一些塗鴉用紅色噴漆寫著「條子滾回去」。
used in political or rebellious contexts
Andrew told the story about how the local kids called the patrol officers pigs.
Andrew 講述了當地小孩如何稱呼巡邏警察為條子的故事。
- call someone a pig
- the pigs
用法筆記
Highly offensive and confrontational. Avoid using this word in any neutral or polite context. It carries strong disrespect.
pigging — 動詞
- piggingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- piggings3rd person singular
- pigginging-ing form
- piggingedpast simple
1. to give birth to piglets, used of a female pig — for example, when a sow produce
產仔；生小豬
母豬分娩小豬
to give birth to piglets, used of a female pig — for example, when a sow produces a litter of babies on a farm
The farmer stayed up all night watching the sow pig in the barn.
農夫整夜沒睡，在穀倉裡看著母豬產仔。
intransitive verb in farming register
Esme's family raises pigs, and their oldest sow pigged twelve healthy piglets last spring.
Esme 家裡養豬，他們最老的那頭母豬去年春天生了十二隻健康的小豬。
A sow about to pig needs a clean warm space away from other animals.
快要分娩的母豬需要一個遠離其他動物的乾淨溫暖空間。
When the sow pigged during the storm, the farmhands dried each newborn piglet.
暴風雨中母豬生產時，農場工人擦乾了每一隻新生小豬。
collocation: sow pigged [number] piglets
- sow pigs
- about to pig
- pigged [number] piglets
- farrow
the technical term used by farmers and veterinarians
文法句型
pig (of a sow) e.g. 'the sow pigged early'
用法筆記
Specialist farming term. Almost always used of sows (adult female pigs). Not used for other animals or humans.
常見錯誤
2. to live in dirty, messy, or unpleasant conditions, without caring about cleanlin
過骯髒生活
不在乎整潔地生活
to live in dirty, messy, or unpleasant conditions, without caring about cleanliness or order
Yumi refused to visit her brother's apartment because he pigs so badly.
Yumi 拒絕去拜訪她弟弟的公寓，因為他那裡實在太髒亂了。
present tense: 'pigs' for habitual dirtiness
The landlord complained that the tenants had pigged in the house for months.
房東抱怨房客幾個月來把房子住得像豬窩一樣。
past tense: 'pigged' for ongoing neglect
Some students pig in their dorm rooms and never wash the dishes.
有些學生在宿舍裡生活非常邋遢，從來不洗碗。
Darius could not believe how badly his cousin pigged after moving out on his own.
Darius 不敢相信自己的表哥搬出去獨立生活後竟然住得那麼髒亂。
- pig in [place]
- pig like an animal
- live like a pig
the full expression; more common than the single verb 'pig'
- clean
to make something clean and tidy
文法句型
pig (no object)
用法筆記
Informal and critical. Often used with 'like an animal' for emphasis. Not common in formal writing.