pork

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Food, Government

pork /pɔːk $ pɔːrk/ ●●● S3 noun [uncountable]  1  DFthe meat from pigs 猪肉 pork chops 猪排2  American English informalPG government money spent in a particular area in order to get political advantages – used to show disapproval 政治恩惠〔为获得政治利益而拨给某一地区的政府资金；含贬义〕 a bill filled with pork projects 充斥着政治恩惠项目的议案

Examples from the Corpus

pork• Veil and calf cuts are much more expensive than beef and pork cuts.• Health-conscious consumers are worried about eating red meat; price-conscious ones note that beef costs more than chicken and pork.• The children answer pork and bacon.• More taxes and more government pork won't help the economy.• Outside of pork and booze, he eats anything else I fix.• If boar can not be found, a saddle of pork or venison can be used.• Steam rises from the kettle and the pork chops sizzle, licked by flames from the dripping, igniting fat.• But if you learn how to recognise the pork pies, you won't have to swallow them.• It adds a characteristic flavour to a range of savoury dishes, from pizza to pork chops.Origin pork (1200-1300) Old French porc “pig”, from Latin porcus

pork nounChinese  

meat Corpus the pigs from

pork
pork /pɔːk $ pɔːrk/ noun [uncountable]1. the meat from pigs:
    pork chops
2. American English informal government money spent in a particular area in order to get political advantages – used to show disapproval:
    a bill filled with pork projects

porkBrE /pɔːk/ 🔊NAmE /pɔːrk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] meat from a pig that has not been cured (= preserved using salt or smoke) 猪肉◆roast pork烤猪肉◆pork chops猪排◆a leg of pork猪腿肉  ➡  compare bacon, gammon, ham noun (1) (NAmE, informal) = pork barrel