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Piggy is a cute, informal way to say 'pig', mostly used with children or in playful talk — like the toy 'piggy bank' where you save coins. As an adjective, calling someone 'piggy' can also mean they're eating too much or being greedy, in a joking or critical way.
小豬(的);(口語,形容人) 貪吃的
組成pig + -y (a friendly, informal adjective/diminutive ending)
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
piggynoun詞源 1/ˈpɪɡi/
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A pig (the animal).
- This little piggy went to market.
- "Where might you come from?" When she had got a satisfactory answer to this, she continued, while she repeatedly addressed herself to the young pigs: "Ah, so! you are at school at the parson's, eh! - hush, hush! little piggies then!"
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A guinea pig.
- If you're dead-set on breeding your piggies, here are some things to remember and purchase[…]
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slangA toe.
- He has such cute piggies!
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derogatoryA pig (greedy person).
- Can't you finish your dinner? You've been a piggy, haven't you?
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derogatoryslangA member of the police.
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BDSMlifestylesexualityPaypig.
piggyadj詞源 2/ˈpɪɡi/
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Resembling a pig.
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Resembling a pig.
- He himself, who had always tried to be gentle and good (whatever “good” meant in this crazy world), had married Lina, who had developed into a silent, piggy woman, and had gotten Seth by her.
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Resembling a pig.
- Finding quality flms of a sexual nature is difficult. Many of the films we have investigated for this program are down-right piggy. I wanted films of a sensual interest that also had some political sensibilities, especially in regards to women.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。