swine

swine
(复同单)
  1. (formal or US)a pig
    (正式或美)猪
  2. (复同单,或 swines)(informal)a person regarded by the speaker with contempt and disgust
    (非正式)(表示轻蔑和厌恶)猪猡
    what an arrogant, unfeeling swine!.
    多么傲慢无情的一头猪呀!。
    ■a thing that is very difficult or unpleasant to deal with
    难处理的事情;令人不快的东西
    mist is a swine in unfamiliar country.
    在一个陌生的国度遇到雾是件令人讨厌的事情。
派生
swinish
adjective
swinishly
adverb
swinishness
noun
语源
  1. Old English swīn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwijn and German Schwein, also to sow
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