Word · Frequency #25570
pigsties
/ˈpigstai/
noun
猪舍
pigsties is the plural of pigsty.
核心释义
a pen for pigs
- 1.
养猪的围栏,可以是建筑物或建筑的一部分。
An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.
- 2.
猪圈
a pen for swine
养猪的围栏,可以是建筑物或建筑的一部分。；猪圈；肮脏地方
用法In use
The farmer cleaned the pigsty and put fresh straw inside for the pigs.
用法提示：pigsty是名词，指养猪的棚舍，这里作cleaned的宾语。
We built a small pigsty behind our house to raise two pigs.
用法提示：pigsty是名词，意为养猪的围栏或小屋，此处作built的宾语。
The old pigsties on the farm are now used for storing tools.
用法提示：pigsties是名词pigsty的复数形式，此处作句子的主语。
a pigsty
基本义，指养猪的棚圈。
The pigs are kept in a pigsty at the back of the farm.
猪被养在农场后面的猪舍里。
be a pigsty
比喻义，形容非常脏乱的地方。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- an absolute pigsty
- 十足的猪窝
- The whole apartment was an absolute pigsty after the party.聚会之后，整个公寓成了一个十足的猪窝。
- look like a pigsty
- 乱得像猪窝
- His room looks like a pigsty.他的房间乱得像猪窝。
- turn something into a pigsty
- 把某处弄得乱七八糟
- The dog turned the backyard into a pigsty.狗把后院弄得乱七八糟。
- live in a pigsty
- 住在猪窝般的脏乱地方
- She doesn't seem to mind living in a pigsty.她似乎不介意住在猪窝般的脏乱地方。
- muck out the pigsty
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
pig + sty，猪住的棚子，又脏又乱的地方。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：农场或养猪场景、日常口语中比喻脏乱处 字面义通常指猪舍、猪圈，属于中性常词；口语中比较常见用于比喻肮脏凌乱的地方，语气较随意。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为 pigsties。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音匹配：pie, sky, fly, try 与 pigsty 中的 -sty /staɪ/ 押韵。注意拼写以 -sty 结尾的 dusty, majesty 读 /sti/，不要混淆。
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