“pigsty”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

pigsty

释义

pigsty|ˈpɪgstaɪ|
A sty or pen for pigs, including a shed or covered enclosure.
1591Percivall Sp. Dict., Çahorda, a pigges stie, Hara.1629Massinger Picture iv. ii, 'Slight! 'tis a prison, or a pig-sty!1710Steele Tatler No. 169 ⁋1 What Wash is drank up in so many Hours in the Parlour and the Pigsty.1853H. Wharton Digest Cases Pennsylv. 473 A pigstye in a city is per se a nuisance.
b. transf. Applied to a dwelling only fit for a pig; a miserable or dirty hovel.
1820Syd. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 311 All degrees of all nations begin with living in pigstyes.1884Labouchere in Fortn. Rev. Feb. 219 The poor in our great towns are condemned to live in pig-styes, and to pay excessive rents for this accommodation.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容：

“pigsty”的英文意思

personal pronoun是什么意思

penal servitude是什么意思

“pigtaily”的英文意思

“颠茄叶浸膏”英文翻译

“pigtail”的英文意思

相关推荐