pork
gb/pˈɔɹk/ us/pˈɔɹk/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 9000
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
entity
1
meat from a pig
Meat from a pig that people eat.
نمط الاستخدام:
cook [pork]; eat [pork] with [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes say *"a pork"* when they should say *"some pork"* for the general meat. Use countable nouns for specific pieces, e.g. *"a pork chop"*, *"three slices of pork"*. Learners also confuse *pig* (the animal) with *pork* (the meat).
المرادفات
pig meat (A clear, descriptive phrase sometimes used to explain what pork is; less natural as a normal food word.)
الأضداد
beef (Meat from a cow; contrasted with pork when choosing or comparing different meats.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
pork chop
|roast pork
|pulled pork
|pork sausage
|pork belly
|pork ribs
الموضوعات
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- We’re having roast pork with vegetables for dinner tonight.
- The restaurant is famous for its spicy grilled pork.
- She doesn’t eat pork for religious reasons.
- Ground pork is often used in dumpling fillings.
- The recipe calls for 500 grams of lean pork.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I bought some pork at the market.
- He cooked pork with rice and beans.
- My family does not eat pork.
- This soup has pork and vegetables in it.
اسم
informal
C1
entity
2
politically motivated local spending
Government money spent on local projects mostly to help politicians look good, not because the whole country needs them.
نمط الاستخدام:
[pork] in [a bill]; cut [the] pork from [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners often know *pork* only as meat and may misunderstand news headlines like *"Bill stuffed with pork"*. In political contexts, *pork* does not refer to food but to special local spending for political advantage.
المرادفات
pork-barrel spending (More explicit and slightly more formal; clearly refers to this kind of political spending.)
الأضداد
austerity (A policy of strict limits on government spending, the opposite of adding extra local projects for political gain.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
pork-barrel politics
|pork spending
|political pork
|cut the pork
|full of pork
الموضوعات
politics
|economics
|finance
|law
أمثلة
- The senator promised to bring more pork back to his home state.
- Critics say the bill is loaded with pork that has nothing to do with disaster relief.
- Voters are increasingly angry about pork and backroom political deals.
- The governor vetoed the budget, calling it a package of wasteful pork.
- They tried to strip the pork from the legislation before the final vote.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- Some people think the new road is just political pork.
- The newspaper said the budget is full of pork projects.
- Many voters do not like pork because they see it as a waste of money.
فعل
vulgar
C1
action
3
have sex with (vulgar)
To have sex with someone, said in a very rude way.
نمط الاستخدام:
pork [someone]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may try to use this verb jokingly without realizing how crude and offensive it sounds in most situations. It is much stronger and ruder than expressions like *"sleep with"* or *"hook up with"*, and should generally be avoided in polite conversation or writing.
المرادفات
sleep with (Much more neutral and common; can be informal but is not as crude or insulting.)
الأضداد
abstain (To choose not to have sex; the opposite action in this context.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
pork her
|pork him
|pork some girl
الموضوعات
relationships
|sexuality
|daily_life
أمثلة
- He bragged to his friends that he had porked his ex over the weekend.
- That kind of movie dialogue, where guys talk about porking women, can sound very misogynistic.
- The comedian used the word "pork" on stage to shock the audience with a crude joke.
- In the leaked recording, the star was heard boasting about how many women he had porked.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The word "pork" as a verb is very rude and you should not use it.
- In the movie, one man talks about porking a girl, which is offensive language.
- This verb is slang for having sex and can sound hateful toward women.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
pork
IPA
GB/pˈɔɹk/
US/pˈɔɹk/
المقاطع والنبر
pork (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (pork)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: pork
- Plural: pork
عائلة الكلمة
Related words
pig
noun A1
Advanced or less common
porky
adjective
porker
noun
porcine
adjective
التعبيرات
pork barrel
1/pˈɔɹk bˈɛɹəl/
idiom
local-focused political spending
Government money used for special local projects that mainly help one area or group, often to win votes.
أمثلة
- Opponents called the bridge project classic pork barrel.
- The reformers promised to end pork barrel in national politics.
pork out
1/pˈɔɹk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
eat far too much
To eat a lot of food, in a way that looks greedy or unhealthy.
أمثلة
- We totally porked out on pizza and ice cream last night.
- He’s trying not to pork out during the holidays this year.
pork-barrel spending
1/pˈɔɹk bˈɛɹəl spˈɛndɪŋ/
fixed phrase
spending to reward local supporters
Government spending on local projects that is mainly used to help a politician’s own district or friends, not the whole country.
أمثلة
- The president criticized pork-barrel spending in Congress as a waste of taxpayer money.
- Journalists discovered millions in pork-barrel spending hidden in the defense bill.