hog
gb/hˈɑɡ/ us/hˈɑɡ/
B2
英语
~ 8500
义项
0 个义项
动词
informal
B2
action
1
take more than a fair share
to use or keep too much of something and not let other people have it
用法模式：
to hog [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'hog' with 'pig out'. 'Hog' (verb) usually means to take or use too much of something (like time, space, objects). 'Pig out' means to eat too much food.
近义词
monopolize (more formal; often used in business or serious contexts, while 'hog' is casual)
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hog (self-referential: often used in 'don't hog it' where no direct formal synonym is used)
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hog (colloquial alternative to 'take too much'; stronger feeling of selfishness)
反义词
share (emphasizes giving others a fair part instead of keeping too much)
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yield (focuses on letting others use something instead of keeping it yourself)
搭配
hog the bathroom
|hog the remote
|hog the spotlight
|hog the limelight
|hog all the [food]
|hog the conversation
主题
daily life
|relationships
|behavior
|daily_life
例句
- Stop hogging the bathroom; other people need to shower too.
- He always hogs the remote and refuses to change the channel.
- Don’t hog all the pizza—leave some for the kids.
- She hogged the conversation and no one else could get a word in.
- The big trucks are hogging the left lane on the highway.
学习者例句
- Please do not hog the seat; let me sit too.
- He hogs the computer every evening.
- You are hogging the cookies; give some to your sister.
- They hogged the best places near the stage.
- My roommate always hogs the phone.
名词
informal
B2
entity
2
selfish or greedy person
a person who takes too much and does not share
用法模式：
[someone] is a hog
常见错误：
Learners may think 'hog' is always very rude. It is rude, but often used jokingly among friends or family, especially with kids. Tone of voice is important.
近义词
pig (similar insult; can also suggest being dirty or messy, not only selfish)
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glutton (more formal or literary; usually about eating too much rather than general selfishness)
反义词
sharer (informal; describes someone who willingly lets others have a fair part)
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generous person (broad opposite; someone who gives freely instead of keeping too much)
搭配
such a hog
|a real hog
|a total hog
|a bit of a hog
|food hog
|attention hog
主题
behavior
|insults
|relationships
|emotions
例句
- Don’t be such a hog—let other people have some cake.
- He’s a real hog when it comes to attention.
- You’re a total hog with the heater; we’re freezing over here.
- Stop acting like a hog and pass the fries around.
- My brother is a hog with the car and never lets me drive.
学习者例句
- My friend is a hog; he never shares his snacks.
- Don’t be a hog with the toys.
- She is a hog with the TV and never lets me choose a show.
- You are a hog if you take all the candy.
- He was a hog at dinner and ate almost everything.
名词
B2
entity
3
large pig kept for meat
a large pig that people keep for meat
用法模式：
a hog; raise hogs
常见错误：
Learners sometimes think 'hog' means only a male pig. In everyday modern English, 'hog' is usually a general word for a large pig kept for meat, not only a male.
近义词
pig (more general and more common word; 'hog' often suggests size or use for meat)
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swine (more formal or technical; often used in farming or veterinary contexts)
反义词
sow (not a true opposite; refers specifically to an adult female pig, contrasting with the more general 'hog')
搭配
hog farm
|hog farmer
|hog roast
|wild hog
|market hog
|hog barn
主题
animals
|food
|farming
|food_drink
例句
- The farmer keeps about two hundred hogs on his land.
- They roasted a whole hog for the festival.
- Corn prices affect how much it costs to raise hogs.
- Signs warned drivers to watch for wild hogs crossing the road.
- The company processes thousands of hogs a day at the plant.
学习者例句
- The farmer has many hogs on his farm.
- They cooked a big hog for the party.
- Hogs eat plants and grain.
- We saw wild hogs in the forest.
- People keep hogs for meat.
名词
informal
C1
entity
4
large motorcycle, especially Harley
a big, heavy motorcycle, especially a Harley-Davidson
用法模式：
ride a hog
常见错误：
Learners may think 'hog' can be used for any motorcycle. In practice it usually suggests a big, heavy bike, often a Harley-Davidson, not a small scooter or light sports bike.
近义词
bike (very common word for any bicycle or motorcycle; does not suggest size or style like 'hog' does)
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chopper (refers to a customized motorcycle, often with long front forks; overlaps but is more specific than 'hog')
反义词
scooter (contrasts with 'hog' as a smaller, lighter two-wheeled vehicle)
搭配
ride his hog
|shiny hog
|chrome hog
|Harley hog
|custom hog
|bike and hog
主题
transport
|leisure
|transportation
|travel
例句
- He spent all weekend polishing his old hog.
- A group of riders on gleaming hogs pulled into the diner.
- After years of dreaming, she finally bought a Harley hog.
- They rode their hogs across three states on vacation.
- The parking lot was full of massive chrome hogs.
学习者例句
- He loves to ride his hog on Sunday.
- Many big hogs were parked in front of the bar.
- His dream is to buy a Harley hog.
- She took her hog out for a long ride.
- The man stopped his hog at the gas station.
动词
technical
C2
action
5
bend upward in the middle
for a long thing, like a ship or beam, to bend up in the middle because of weight or force
用法模式：
[something] hogs
近义词
arch (general verb; may describe a similar upward curve but is not limited to technical structures)
反义词
sag (describes a downward bend in the middle, opposite of 'hog' in engineering contexts)
搭配
ship’s hull hogs
|deck hogs
|beam hogs
|hogged hull
|structure begins to hog
主题
engineering
|science
|work
例句
- Over time, the wooden hull began to hog under the uneven loading.
- Engineers checked the bridge to see if the main span was starting to hog.
- If the vessel hogs too much, serious structural damage can occur.
- The old ship had hogged badly and needed major repairs.
- Uneven cargo distribution can cause a ship to hog or sag.
学习者例句
- The old ship hogged in the middle after many years.
- If a beam hogs, it bends up in the center.
- The engineers saw that the deck was hogging.
- Too much weight at the ends made the boat hog.
- They repaired the hull because it had hogged.
语法
词典原形
hog
IPA
GB/hˈɑɡ/
US/hˈɑɡ/
音节与重音
hog （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (hog)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: hog
- Plural: hog, hogs
Verb
- Base: hog
- 3rd Person Singular: hogs
- Present Participle: hogging
- Past: hogged
词族
Forms
hogs
noun
hogging
verb
hogged
verb
Advanced or less common
hoggish
adjective
语法重点
- Irregular present participle: hogging Verb
- Irregular past: hogged Verb
相关表达
ball hog
1/bˈɔl hˈɑɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
selfish player who never passes
a player in a team sport who keeps the ball and does not pass it to other players
例句
- He scores a lot, but everyone thinks he’s a ball hog.
- Coaches hate ball hogs because they hurt team play.
go hog wild
1/ɡˈoʊ hˈɑɡ wˈaɪld/
idiom
informal
become very excited or uncontrolled
to become very excited and do a lot of things in a wild or uncontrolled way
例句
- The kids went hog wild when they saw the pile of gifts.
- Fans went hog wild after the team scored the winning goal.
hog the limelight
1/hˈɑɡ ðə lˈaɪmlˌaɪt/
idiom
informal
take most of the attention
to get or keep most of the public attention so that others are not noticed
例句
- The lead actor tends to hog the limelight and leaves little room for the rest of the cast.
- She didn’t mean to hog the limelight, but all the reporters wanted to talk to her.
hog the spotlight
1/hˈɑɡ ðə spˈɑtlˌaɪt/
idiom
informal
take nearly all attention
to take almost all the attention in a situation and not let others be noticed
例句
- Don’t hog the spotlight; let your team share the praise.
- The influencer completely hogged the spotlight at the charity event.
hog-tie
1/hˈɑɡ tˈaɪ/
idiom
informal
tie or severely restrict
to tie a person or animal very tightly so they cannot move, or to prevent someone from acting freely
例句
- The kidnappers hog-tied the guards before escaping.
- New regulations may hog-tie small businesses with extra paperwork.
in hog heaven
1/ˈɪn hˈɑɡ hˈɛvən/
idiom
informal
extremely happy and satisfied
to be very happy and pleased, often because you are doing or getting something you really like
例句
- Give him a new video game and he’s in hog heaven.
- She was in hog heaven at the all-you-can-eat dessert buffet.
live high on the hog
1/lˈɪv hˈaɪ ˈɔn ðə hˈɑɡ/
idiom
informal
live in great comfort and luxury
to live in a very comfortable, rich way, with a lot of good food and nice things
例句
- After the promotion, they started living high on the hog.
- The company was living high on the hog before the market crashed.
road hog
1/ɹˈoʊd hˈɑɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
selfish or dangerous driver
a driver who takes too much space on the road or drives in a rude, unsafe way
例句
- Some road hog cut me off and then drove ten miles under the speed limit.
- Don’t be a road hog—move over and let faster cars pass.
go the whole hog
1/ɡˈoʊ ðə hˈoʊl hˈɑɡ/
idiom
informal
Do something fully without restraint
To do something completely without stopping halfway.
例句
- If we're redecorating, let's go the whole hog and buy new furniture too.
- If we’re redecorating, let’s go the whole hog and redo the kitchen too.
- They decided to go the whole hog with their holiday plans.
- They decided to go the whole hog and move abroad instead of just taking a long vacation.