When it comes to pig, the first word that may come to our mind are lazy, dirty or stupid. There are some pig-related English expressions. In literal meaning, it has something to do with pig, but we know that it may not be the thing. 字面意思很多时候并不对哦,可不要因此闹笑话甚至引发冲突呀!
Come and take a look at those "pig-related" words.
01
Pigheaded
<informal>not willing to change your opinions or intentions, even when it is obvious that they are not right
It is normally used to refer to someone who is stupidly obstinate.
固执的
02
Piggy bank
a container in the shape of a pig, with a narrow opening in the top for putting coins in, used by children to save money
猪形储钱罐;小猪银行
联想记忆:
save money 攒钱
deposit money 存钱
You don't have to smash(粉碎;打碎) it if it has a hole at the bottom.
03
Piggyback
Give me a piggyback, Daddy! ——作名词
爸爸,背我!
My mother carried me up the hill, piggyback.
我妈妈把我背上了山坡。
I gave him a piggyback ride.
我把他背回来了家。
piggyback做动词时,含义指on the back and shoulders of another person.
But the phrase "piggyback" has nothing to do with pigs.
"to piggyback someone's points"指的是,赞同某人的观点,并以此为基础再做补充
现如今,时代变了,piggyback on other's networks指蹭别人的网络
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