Word · Frequency #16699
piggies
小猪
piggies is the plural of piggy.
核心释义
a young pig
- 1.
小猪
a young pig
用法In use
She dropped a coin into the piggy bank.
用法提示:此处 'piggy' 作为定语修饰 'bank',构成复合名词,指小猪形状的存钱罐。
The little piggy followed its mother across the pen.
用法提示:此处 'piggy' 作为可数名词,指小猪。
The sow had six little piggies.
用法提示:此处 'piggies' 是 'piggy' 的复数形式,指多只小猪。
a piggy
The farmer has a piggy.
农夫有一头小猪。
piggies
The piggies are sleeping.
小猪们在睡觉。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- little piggy
- 小猪猪(对年幼小猪的亲昵说法)
- The little piggy is sleeping next to its mother.小猪猪正睡在妈妈旁边。
- three little piggies
- 三只小猪(儿童故事里的常见说法)
- The three little piggies went out to play in the mud.三只小猪出门去泥里玩了。
- feed the piggies
- 喂小猪
- We fed the piggies at the farm last weekend.上周末我们在农场喂了小猪。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- piggy bank
- 存钱罐She put all her coins into her piggy bank.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
piggy 就是 pig(猪)加上可爱的 -y,像在叫一只圆滚滚的小猪宝宝“Piggy”,看到它就想起小肥猪。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:children's stories、everyday conversation、affectionate address Piggy 多用于口语或儿童用语,带有亲切、可爱的语气;正式场合(如科技文章或严肃写作)通常改用 piglet。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 piggy /ˈpɪɡi/ 同韵的词有 figgy、twiggy、jiggy(重读元音 /ɪ/ + /ɡi/)。soggy(美式 /ˈsɑːɡi/)和 buggy 虽以 -ggy 结尾,但元音不同,不押韵;biggie /ˈbɪɡi/ 发音同韵,拼写却是 -ggie,不是 -iggy。
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