说说“pig”
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You can put lipstick1 on a pig, but it is still a pig.

“给猪涂上口红,它还是猪。”意思是做无用功。

A hog2 in a silk waistcoat is still a hog.

某项政策、措施或行动并不能改变事情的本质,甚至更为糟糕。

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

粗瓷碗雕不出细花来

in a pig's eye

某件事根本不可能发生

casting pearls before swine

明珠暗投;对牛弹琴

piggy bank

储蓄罐

high on the hog

奢侈地;豪华地

hog-wild

(美国俚语)极粗野的,疯狂的,发疯的

hog

贪心攫取;独占

road hog

自私的司机;鲁莽的驾驶员

earmarks

指定款项

pork

联邦或州政府给手下人的好处(金钱或位置)

bring home the bacon

养家糊口;谋生

pig out / make a pig of oneself

大吃大喝

When pigs fly

无稽之谈;不可能的事

go the whole hog

干到底;彻底地干

ground hog

土拨鼠

bleed like a pig

血流如注

buy a pig in a bag

没有仔细看货就买下来;盲目答应

get the wrong pig by the tail

[美]捉错了人;;怪错了人;;搞错了对象

give sb. a pig of his own sow

以其人之道还治其人之身

sell a pig in a poke3

用欺骗手段出售货品; 挂羊头卖狗肉

sweat like a pig

(因出力或恐惧而)全身冒汗

teach a pig to play on a flute4

教猪吹笛, 做荒唐[不可能]的事

What can you expect from a pig but a grunt5.

狗嘴里吐不出象牙来。



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1 lipstick o0zxg     
n.口红,唇膏
参考例句:
  • Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红,开始往嘴唇上抹。
  • Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。
2 hog TrYzRg     
n.猪;馋嘴贪吃的人;vt.把…占为己有,独占
参考例句:
  • He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
  • Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。
3 poke 5SFz9     
n.刺,戳,袋;vt.拨开,刺,戳;vi.戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢
参考例句:
  • We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
  • Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。
4 flute hj9xH     
n.长笛;v.吹笛
参考例句:
  • He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
  • There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
5 grunt eeazI     
v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝
参考例句:
  • He lifted the heavy suitcase with a grunt.他咕噜着把沉重的提箱拎了起来。
  • I ask him what he think,but he just grunt.我问他在想什麽,他只哼了一声。
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