porcine

a. 猪的, 猪似的 [医] 猪的

发音

US /ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/

词形变化

porcines 复数 more porcine 比较级 most porcine 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A porcine animal: a pig, hog, boar, or related wild animal.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, pertaining to, or being a pig.

    Alas, your delicious sandwich has been slain. Gaius’ blow sent it sprawling from your hand and onto the dusty grass where its saucy, porcine contents splattered forth from its freshly-baked body.

  2. 2.

    Similar to a pig.

    猪的

    Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike

  3. 3.

    Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; severely obese.

    猪一样的

    病态肥胖

    贬义

    Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:overweight

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 5

gross piggy hoggish piggish swinish

近义相关 2

fat gluttonous

相关短语

porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome porcine stress syndrome porcine measles

词源

From Middle English porcine, partly from Middle French porcin (from Old French [Term?]) and partly from its etymon, Latin porcīnus, from porcus (“pig”).

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