swine

英 [swaɪn]

美 [swaɪn]

n.  讨厌的人; 令人不愉快的事物; 难处理的东西; 猪

复数：swines　

GRETEM8

BNC.12337 / COCA.15358

习惯用语

n.

cast, throw, etc. pearls before swine
• 明珠暗投；对牛弹琴
  to give or offer valuable things to people who do not understand their value

牛津词典

noun

• 讨厌的人
  an unpleasant person
  1. He's an arrogant little swine!
     他是个傲慢的小讨厌鬼！
• 令人不愉快的事物；难处理的东西
  a difficult or unpleasant thing or task
  1. The car can be a swine to start.
     这辆车有时很难发动。
• 猪
  pigs
  1. a herd of swine
     一群猪
  2. swine fever (= a disease of pigs)
     猪瘟

柯林斯词典

The form swines is used as the plural for meaning 1; swine is used as both the singular and plural for meaning 2. swines 用作义项 1 的复数形式; swine 用于义项 2 时单复数同形。


• 讨厌鬼;猪猡;下流坯
  If you call someone aswine, you dislike them or think that they are a bad person, usually because they have behaved unpleasantly towards you.
• 从加拿大进口的活猪 → see:...imports of live swine from Canada.

英英释义

noun

• stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

双语例句

• The Swine Flu vaccine in1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent.
  1976年发明的猪流感疫苗造成了比要控制的疾病更多的死亡和疾病。
• The samples included flu strains that infect humans, horses, birds and swine.
  样本包括能够在人类、马、禽类与猪中传播的流感菌种。
• The current spread of a swine influenza virus has added to these concerns.
  当前猪流感病毒的传播更增加了这些忧虑。
• A different kind of swine has been developed. This is the result of carefully controlled breeding.
  培育出了一种不同的猪，这是在严格控制和条件下育种的成果。
• How is this swine flu spreading?
  这种猪流感是如何传播的？
• You do not value what should be valued, I see I was casting pearls before swine.
  你不重视应该重视的东西，我觉得我是在对牛弹琴。
• I Can Has Swine Flu?
  我也能得猪流感？
• This paper summarizes the effect of vitamin A on the swine reproductive performance, especially early embryo development.
  综述了维生素A对母猪繁殖性能，尤其是早期胚胎发育的影响。
• Swine flu patients who also contract MRSA would have a one in two chance of surviving.
  猪流感的病人谁也MRSA的合同将在两个生存的机会之一。
• Swine have been known to be a suitable host for influenza A virus.
  猪是已经知道的A型流感病毒的一个合适宿主。