very strongly, especially in a way that causes you pain 深邊的；刻骨的：piercin^sadness深深•的悲哀4 (of the wind or cold 风或寒气):.very strong and feeling as if it can pass through your clothes and skin 刺骨的；德冽的 5 [only before noun] sharp and able to make a hole in sth 锋利的；锐利的：The animd is covered in iong piercing spfnes.这浑身长满了锋利的长刺。► pier.cing.ly adv. ： ffis eyes were piercingly Wue.他有一双敏锐的蓝眼 睛。◊ rhe weather remained piercin^iy cold.、天气依旧 彻骨地寒冷。

■                  noM/i 1 [U] = body piercing 2 [〇 the hole that is made in your ear, nose or some other part of your body so that you can wear jewellery there (耳朵、鼻子或其他 身体部位为戴首饰打的）穿孔，洞眼：She has a tongue piercing.她为佩戴首饰穿了个舌洞。

Pierrot /'piarau; 'pjerau; NAmE 'piarou/ noun a male character in traditional French plays, with a sad white face and a pointed hat (法国传统剧中表情哀伤、盤上 用粉涂成白色，头戴尖顶帽的)白面男丑角 pieta /pjei'ta:/ noun (arta picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ 圣母怜 子图，圣母恸子图（或雕像）（显示圣母支撑着耶稣的 g体）

piety /'paiati/ noun [U] the state of having or showing a deep respect for sb/sth, especially for God and religion; the state of being pious 虔诚 fsnia impiety piffle /'pifl/ noun [U] {old-fashioned, informal) nonsense 胡言乱语；废话；蠢话033rubbish piffling /'piflir)/ adj. {informal, disapproving) small and unimportant 渺小的；微不足 ii 的：amounts 微 y足道的数量 pig 0^ /pig/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 (also hog especially in NAm£) an animal with pink, black or brown skin, short legs, a broad nose and a short tail which curls round itself. Pigs are kept on farms for their meat (called pork) or live in the wild. 猪：a pig /armer 养猪的农民◊ were grunting and squeezing in t/ie yard.猪子里哼哼地叫个不停。 —see also boar, guinea pig, piglet, sow2, swine(3) 2 [informal, disapproving) an unpleasant or offensive person; a person who is dirty or greedy 令■人不'决（或 .讨厌）的人；贪婪（或肮脏）的人：Arrogant pig/傲慢 的家伙！ ◊ Don’t be such a pig/别那么讨厌嘛！ 0 The greedy pig’s eaten aH the biscuits/那个馋猫把饼干都吃光 了！ ◊ She made a pig 〇/ herseZ/ with the ice cream (=ate too much).她大吃了一通冰激凌。◊ He’s a real male chauvinist pig (= a man who does not think women are equal to men).他是个彻头彻尾的大男子圣义 者。3 an offensive word for a police officer (对 警察的B称）make a pig^ ear (out) of sth {BrE, to do sth badly; to make a mess of sth 把事情 办砸；#得一团糟（buy) a pig in a ’poke if you buy a pig in a poke, you buy sth without seeing it or knowing if it is good enough ('买）_ 未看过的东'西； (买）不知优劣的东西 a pig of a sth /Vi/ormfl/) a difficult or unpieasant thing or task 烧矣的事；烦人的 事；苦差：7’ve had a pig 〇/ a day.我这一天知霉透了。 pigs might 'fly (8rE) [NAmE when pigs 'fly) (ironic, saying) used to show that you do not believe sth will ever happen (表示不相信某事会发生）太阳从西出： 'With a bit of luck, weV. be finished by the end of the year/ Yes, and pigs might/[y/’ “运气不错的话，我们年 底就能完成。” “是啊，太阳能打西边出嘛！”

■                  verb (-gg-) [VN]〜sth | ~ yourself (on sth) (8rf，/n/orma/) to eat too much of sth吃得过量；大吃特吃：J had a whole box of chocolates and pigged the lot!

克力吃了个精光！ ◊ Don’t give me cakes—111 just pig myself.可别给我拿糕点——那我会吃个没够的。

,pig 'out (on sth) (informal) to eat too much food 大在；猛吃：ITiey pigged outonpizza..他们猛抢着 g比萨饼。

pi-geon /'pid3in/ noun a fat grey and white bird with short legs. Pigeons are common in cities and also live in woods and fields where people shoot them for sport or food.鸦子：the sound 〇/ pigeons cooing 鹤子咕咕的 ..叫声一compare dove^I) —see also carrier pigeon,

CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING, HOMING PIGEON, WOOD PI­GEON IT>TJ!1 be sb^ pigeon {old-fashioned, BrE) to be

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sb’s responsibility or business 是某人的职责（或事情} —more at gat

pi-geon*hole /'pid3mhaul; NAmE -houl/ noun, verb mnoun one of a set of small boxes that are fixed on a wall and open at the front, used for putting letters, messages, etc. in; pne of a similar set of boxes that are part of a desk, used for keeping papers, documents, etc. in 信件格；开口文件格："you can’t come, 〖eave a note in my pigeonhole•你若不能来，在我的信件格里留张 便条。

■ veri? [VN] 1 〜sb (as sth) to decide that sb belongs to a particular group or type without thinking deeply enough about it and considering what other qualities they might have将(某人)1轻率分类；主观划分 (棄人）为 BCEI categorize, label： He has been pigeonhoied as a chiWre/i’s writer.他硬被归入儿童■文学 作家之列。2 to decide to, deal with sth later or to forget it _置；将…束之高阁；不予处理SEIshelve: Pkms/or a new sc/ioo〖 have bee/i pigeonhoted•建新学校 的计划搁在一边了。

.pigeon-'toed adj. having feet that point towards each other and not straight forward 足内—的；’内八字脚的 pig-gery /'pigari/ noun (pi. -ies) a place where pigs are kept or bred猪高；猪栏；养猪备 piggy /'PiQi/ noun, adj.

■ flown (/?/• -ies) a child’s word for a pig _ (.儿童用语）猪 猪，小猪

madj. [only before noun] (informal, disapproving) (of a per- son’s eyes 人的眼睛)like those of a pig 像猪一_的 pig-gy-back /'pigibaek/ noun, verb mnoun a ride on sb's back, while he or she is walking W 着；肩驮：Give me a piggyback Daddy/ 背背我，爸爸！

' ride.肩驮.► pig.gy.back flc/v. : to ride

〇 cl piggyback ride piggyback 骑在肩 J:

■ verb      piggy

piggyback on sb/sth to use sth that already exists as a support for your own work; to use a larger organization, etc. for your own advantage 利 用；借助；攀附利用

P'ggy bank noun 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；扑满 —compare money box

,piggy in the ’middle (also ,pig in the middle)

(both Br£) {NAmE .monkey in the 'middle) noun 1 a children’s game where two people throw a ball to each other over the head of another person who tries to catch it过顶传球（儿童游戏，由两人抛传球，中间一人 争抢」2 a person who is caught between two people or groups who are fighting or arguing 左有为难的人 ,pig-'headed adj. unwilling to change your opinion about sth, in a way that other people think is annoying and unreasonable 顽固的；固执的 cn71 obstinate, stubborn ► ,pig-'headed-ness noun [U]

,pig-'ignorant adj. (informaf) very stupid or badly educated蠢笨的；粗威品

’pig iron /?〇ivn [U] a form of iron that is not pure 生铁；

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pig.let /_piglat/ /7〇w/7 a young pig 猪仔；小猪 pig-ment /'pigmant/ noun [U, C] 1 a substance that exists naturally in people, animals and plants and gives their skin, leaves, etc. a particular colour 色素 2 a coloured powder that is mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.颜料

pig-men-ta-tion /.pigmen'teijn/ nown [U] the presence of pigments in skin, hair, leaves, etc. that causes them to be a particular colour色素沉着；夫然颜色 pig.ment.ed /pig'mentid/.fl〇[/. (especially of skin 尤指皮 肤)having a natural colour ¥然色的；本色的 pigmy noun, adj. = pygmy

pig-skin /'pigskm/ noun 1 [u] leather made from the skin of a pig 猪皮革 2 [sing.] (AMmf，/n/om/fl/) the ball used in American football (美式是球使用的）球 pig-sty /'pigstai/ (also sty) noun {pi. -ies) (NAmE also 'pig­pen /'pigpen/) 1 [C] a small building or a confined area where pigs are kept 猪圈；猪场 2 [sing.] (/n/omw/) a very dirty or untidy place肮脏的地古；猪窝般邋遢的地方