pig

/pɪɡ/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

猪

释义与例句

n. 猪
a farm animal with short legs, a broad snout, and usually a curly tail, raised for its meat or kept as a pet
  1. The farmer keeps pigs in a field behind the barn.
    农场主在谷仓后面的田里养猪。
  2. A pig was rooting around in the mud with its snout.
    一头猪正用鼻子在泥里拱来拱去。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. We saw three little piglets following their mother, a large black pig.
    我们看见三只小猪崽跟着它们的妈妈——一头大黑猪。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 pig 是动物“猪”,对应的食用肉是 pork;不要把 pig 直接当作不可数名词表示“猪肉”。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • piglet 小猪;猪崽
    指年幼的猪,尤其常用于农场或儿童读物语境。
  • pigsty 猪圈;肮脏凌乱的地方
    本义是养猪的圈舍,口语中也可形容房间等极其脏乱。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • pork 猪肉
    pig 指猪这种动物,是可数名词;pork 指作为食物的猪肉,通常是不可数名词。说“养猪”用 keep pigs,说“吃猪肉”用 eat pork。
    We used lean pork to make the filling for the dumplings. 我们用瘦猪肉做饺子馅。
常见搭配
  • keep pigs 养猪
    His grandparents kept pigs and grew vegetables for the market. 他的祖父母养猪,还种蔬菜拿到市场上卖。
  • a pig farm 养猪场
    The new pig farm is several kilometres from the village. 新建的养猪场离村子有几公里远。
  • guinea pig 豚鼠;天竺鼠
    Our class kept a guinea pig and took turns feeding it. 我们班养了一只豚鼠,大家轮流喂它。