piggy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pig·gy1 /ˈpɪɡi/ noun (plural piggies) [countable] 1. HBAa pig – used by children or when you are talking to children 猪仔，小猪〔儿语〕2 piggy in the middle British English a) informalEFFECT/INFLUENCE someone who is involved in an argument between two opposing sides, but does not know who they should support 〔在对立双方之间却不知道支持哪一方的〕夹在中间的人 What have I got myself into? I’m piggy in the middle between Guido and Silvia! 我这是怎么了？我夹在吉多和西尔维娅之间真是两难！ b) DGOa game in which two people throw a ball backwards and forwards between them, while a third person in the middle tries to catch it 掷球游戏〔两个人互相掷球，尽量不让中间的第三人接到球〕 SYN American English keep-away
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piggy• But perhaps the most famous piggy is a Muppet.• It, too, concerns a lonely little piggy with a good heart.• With a yawn and a groan the dark sow rolls over the sucking piggies.piggy2 adjective piggy eyes small unattractive eyes 〔人的眼睛〕像猪一样小而难看的 His little piggy eyes were red with hatred. 他那双难看的小眼睛恨得通红。nPiggy na character in the book lord of the flies by William golding, about a group of boys who are on a small island and cannot escape. Piggy is fat and wears glasses, and the other boys treat him cruelly, and finally kill him.pig·gy1 nounpiggy2 adjectivePiggyLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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piggy
pig‧gy1 /ˈpɪɡi/ 
noun (plural piggies) [countable]
1. a pig – used by children or when you are talking to children
2. piggy in the middle British English
a. informal someone who is involved in an argument between two opposing sides, but does not know who they should support:
What have I got myself into? I’m piggy in the middle between Guido and Silvia!
b. a game in which two people throw a ball backwards and forwards between them, while a third person in the middle tries to catch it
SYN keep-away American English
piggy2 adjective
piggy eyes small unattractive eyes:
His little piggy eyes were red with hatred.
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noun (plural piggies) [countable]1. a pig – used by children or when you are talking to children
2. piggy in the middle British English
a. informal someone who is involved in an argument between two opposing sides, but does not know who they should support:
b. a game in which two people throw a ball backwards and forwards between them, while a third person in the middle tries to catch it
SYN keep-away American English
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adjectivepiggy eyes small unattractive eyes:
Piggy
Piggy
a character in the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, about a group of boys who are on a small island and cannot escape. Piggy is fat and wears glasses, and the other boys treat him cruelly, and finally kill him.
Piggy
a character in the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, about a group of boys who are on a small island and cannot escape. Piggy is fat and wears glasses, and the other boys treat him cruelly, and finally kill him.