"porky" in Chinese (Simplified)
小猪谎言(俚语)
Definition
“Porky”是指小猪的非正式用法,在英国俚语中还表示“谎言”。复数“porkies”常用来指谎话。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
作为“猪仔”,“porky”很口语且常用于小孩或描述可爱动物。在“谎言”意义上,是英式俚语,常见于复数“porkies”,美式英语几乎不用此义。
Examples
The farmer has a porky in his barn.
农民的谷仓里有一只**小猪**。
He told a porky to avoid getting in trouble.
他为了避免麻烦说了一个**谎言**。
That cartoon has a cute porky as the main character.
那个动画片的主角是一只可爱的**小猪**。
Come on, we all know you’re telling a porky!
得了吧,大家都知道你在说**谎话**!
Don’t feed the porky after dark, or he’ll wake up the whole house.
天黑后别喂那只**小猪**,不然它会吵醒全家。
He swore he’d never tell another porky after getting caught last time.
上次被抓住后,他发誓再也不说**谎话**了。