Word · Frequency #18813
hog
猪;(尤指)家猪;猪科动物
核心释义
A pig, especially a domestic one; any animal of the pig family such as a wild boar or warthog.
- 1.
属于哺乳动物猪科的任何动物,尤指猪、疣猪和公猪。
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
- 2.
被认为贪婪且像猪的人
a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
- 3.
一种粗糙的扁平刷帚,用于水下擦洗船底。
A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.
- 4.
未满一岁且未剪毛的羊
a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
- 5.
用于混合和搅拌造纸纸浆的装置。
A device for mixing and stirring the pulp from which paper is made.
- 6.
家养猪
domestic swine
- 7.
船体中部上升而两端下垂的现象。
The effect of the middle of the hull of a ship rising while the ends droop.
贪婪的人;猪猡;(刷船底的)硬刷;一岁以内的羊;未剪毛的羊;打浆机;中拱;船体中拱
用法In use
He's such a hog at the buffet, piling his plate sky-high without leaving anything for others.
用法提示:名词“hog”在此处比喻贪婪自私的人。
Don't be a hog—share the remote control with your sister.
用法提示:名词“hog”用于责备某人独占某物,比喻像猪一样贪婪。
The boss is a power hog who never delegates any responsibility.
用法提示:名词“hog”构成复合词“power hog”,表示贪婪攫取权力的人。
a hog
单数可数名词,表示“猪”,尤指家养猪,可用不定冠词 a 修饰。
A hog was lying in the muddy pen.
一头猪躺在泥泞的圈里。
be a hog
口语中比喻贪婪自私的人,相当于“贪心鬼”或“猪猡”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- road hog
- 横冲直撞的司机;霸道的驾车者
- That road hog nearly forced me off the road.那个横冲直撞的司机差点把我挤下公路。
- hog farm
- 养猪场
- They bought a hog farm in the countryside.他们在乡下买了一个养猪场。
- hog pen
- 猪圈
- The pigs were rooting for food in the hog pen.猪在猪圈里拱着找食吃。
- wild hog
- 野猪
- Wild hogs often damaged the crops at night.野猪常在夜里糟蹋庄稼。
- hog caller
- 唤猪人;(比赛中的)吆猪者
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
hog 与 pig 同义,末尾多一个字母 o,像圆滚滚的猪肚子;这头大猪独占食槽、贪婪护食,所以也指“贪婪的人”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:agriculture、meat industry、casual conversation (US) 此处取“猪”的义项。“hog” 在美式英语中较常用,多见于农场、养殖或肉类加工等语境;日常口语中也可指大猪,但英式英语更常说“pig”。语域中性偏口语,且地区差异明显,故归为“混合”。
语法说明Grammar Note
A hog is a domestic pig or a greedy person.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 hog 的拼写末尾 -og 相同,且在所标注发音中重读元音和尾音 /ɑɡ/(英式常为 /ɒɡ/)一致,构成真韵。注意拼写接近但不押韵的 lookalikes:hug /hʌɡ/、hag /hæɡ/,其元音与 -og 不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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