pork
gb/pˈɔɹk/ us/pˈɔɹk/
A2
Anh
~ 9000
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A2
entity
1
meat from a pig
Meat from a pig that people eat.
Mẫu sử dụng:
cook [pork]; eat [pork] with [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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).
Từ đồng nghĩa
pig meat (A clear, descriptive phrase sometimes used to explain what pork is; less natural as a normal food word.)
Từ trái nghĩa
beef (Meat from a cow; contrasted with pork when choosing or comparing different meats.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
pork chop
|roast pork
|pulled pork
|pork sausage
|pork belly
|pork ribs
Chủ đề
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Danh từ
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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[pork] in [a bill]; cut [the] pork from [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
pork-barrel spending (More explicit and slightly more formal; clearly refers to this kind of political spending.)
Từ trái nghĩa
austerity (A policy of strict limits on government spending, the opposite of adding extra local projects for political gain.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
pork-barrel politics
|pork spending
|political pork
|cut the pork
|full of pork
Chủ đề
politics
|economics
|finance
|law
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Động từ
vulgar
C1
action
3
have sex with (vulgar)
To have sex with someone, said in a very rude way.
Mẫu sử dụng:
pork [someone]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
sleep with (Much more neutral and common; can be informal but is not as crude or insulting.)
Từ trái nghĩa
abstain (To choose not to have sex; the opposite action in this context.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
pork her
|pork him
|pork some girl
Chủ đề
relationships
|sexuality
|daily_life
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
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pork
IPA
GB/pˈɔɹk/
US/pˈɔɹk/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
pork (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (pork)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: pork
- Plural: pork
Họ từ
Related words
pig
noun A1
Advanced or less common
porky
adjective
porker
noun
porcine
adjective
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.