定义
(a) swine: >猪,讨厌鬼
在比喻的意义上说, swine 意思是“无耻”。
That swine had the nerve to call me again! 那个无耻之徒有胆量再打电话给我。
My cousin makes a decent living raising swine. It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it. 我的表妹靠喂猪为生。虽然这工作有些脏,但是总有人要去做。
Swine 作为“猪”这个含义,单复数同形,如:
a swine 一头猪
two swine 两头猪
two swine 两头猪
Pronunciation examples
UK: My ex-husband is a real swine. I hate him.
US: My cousin makes a decent living raising swine.
- "Is it the swine flu?"
- "Susie : Philip, you swine!"