"porky" in Chinese (Traditional)
小豬謊話(俚語)
Definition
“Porky”表示小豬,是非正式用語,在英國俚語中也指“謊話”。複數“porkies”常用來稱謊言。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Porky”作為“小豬”時非常口語,常對小孩或動物用。在“謊話”的意思時,為英國俚語,多用複數“porkies”,美式英語很少這種用法。
Examples
The farmer has a porky in his barn.
農夫的穀倉裡有一隻**小豬**。
He told a porky to avoid getting in trouble.
他為了避免麻煩說了一個**謊話**。
That cartoon has a cute porky as the main character.
那部卡通的主角是一隻可愛的**小豬**。
Come on, we all know you’re telling a porky!
拜託,大家都知道你在說**謊話**!
Don’t feed the porky after dark, or he’ll wake up the whole house.
天黑後別餵那隻**小豬**,不然他會吵醒全家。
He swore he’d never tell another porky after getting caught last time.
上次被逮到之後,他發誓再也不說**謊話**了。