"hoghead" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 大桶（旧用法）- 养猪场主管（俚语，美国）

Definition

“hoghead”最初指盛放酒或烟草等液体用的大桶，但在美国俚语中，有时也指火车司机或养猪场主管。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

作为“barrel”的说法已很少用，常见于历史文本或美国铁路俚语（指火车头工程师），偶尔地区性。不要与“猪头”混淆。

Examples

The old barn had a hoghead full of cider.

老谷仓里有一个装满苹果酒的**大桶**。

They bought a hoghead of wine for the festival.

他们为节日买了一个**大桶**葡萄酒。

A hoghead can hold much more than a regular barrel.

**大桶**能装的比普通桶多得多。

The old-timers called the train engineer a hoghead.

老一辈人称火车司机为**hoghead**。

You won’t see a hoghead like that these days, they’re mostly antiques.

现在你很难再见到那种**大桶**了，基本都是古董。

The hoghead gave the signal and the train started moving.

**hoghead**发出信号，火车开始启动。