pig

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. 豬

...the grunting of the pigs. …豬的哼哼聲。

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. 豬 (用來比喻貪婪、刻薄的人)[非正式]

These guys destroyed the company. They're all a bunch of greedy pigs. 這些家夥燬了公司。他們是一群貪婪的豬。

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. 等到猴年馬月[幽默，非正式]

When would they be hired again? Perhaps, as the saying goes, when pigs fly. 他們什麽時候會被重新雇用？也許正像俗話說的，等到猴年馬月吧。

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]

I'm afraid I made a pig of myself at dinner. 恐怕晚飯我是狼吞虎咽了。