be piggy (about sth)
口语中表示贪婪或小气。
Don't be piggy about the cake.
别对蛋糕那么贪心。
像猪的；猪似的
piggiest — superlative of piggy
贪心的；似猪的；邋遢的
like a pig; resembling a pig
像猪的。
Resembling a pig.
He was so piggy that he ate all the cake himself.
他太贪心了，一个人吃掉了所有蛋糕。
用法提示：这里piggy是形容词，表示贪婪、贪吃的。
Don't be so piggy; clean up your room.
别这么邋遢，把你的房间打扫干净。
用法提示：这里piggy是形容词，表示邋遢、不整洁。
His piggy manners at the dinner table embarrassed his mother.
他在餐桌上的猪一样的行为让他母亲很尴尬。
用法提示：这里piggy是形容词，比喻像猪一样粗鲁贪吃。
口语中表示贪婪或小气。
Don't be piggy about the cake.
别对蛋糕那么贪心。
形容像猪的，尤指眼睛小或贪婪的表情。
She has piggy eyes.
她有一双小猪般的眼睛。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very pig.
正确表达He is very piggy.
误将名词“pig”用作形容词。英语中表示“贪心的、似猪的”应使用形容词“piggy”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a piggy.
正确表达He is piggy.
误将“piggy”当作名词使用，加上了冠词“a”。在表示“贪心的”这一形容词含义时，“piggy”前不应加冠词。
piggish 语气更正式，多指贪婪自私的行为；piggy 更口语化，可指贪吃、邋遢或像猪的样子。
piggy 是形容词，piglet 是名词，指幼猪（动物），不可混淆词性和用法。
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