【英语时差8,16】全力以赴

In past times, and still in rural cultures today, animals have played an important role in economics. In some places, animals are more important than money as a means of barter¹. If animals are slaughtered² for meat, the amount of meat is important. A whole hog³ provides a lot of meat, more than one family can eat in a week. If a generous person offers to give a gift of an entire hog to others, rather than just offering a portion of the hog's meat, it will be more than sufficient. Thus, in this idiom based upon animal economics, when people say they will "go the whole hog," their meaning is that they will commit to doing something as completely as possible, without any reservations. Several idioms with similar meanings are "go full throttle⁴, go all out, pull out all the stops," and "go the whole nine yards."

1 barter   

n.物物交换，以货易货，实物交易

参考例句：

• Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.在集市上，鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。
• They have arranged food imports on a barter basis.他们以易货贸易的方式安排食品进口。

2 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hog   

n.猪；馋嘴贪吃的人；vt.把…占为己有，独占

参考例句：

• He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
• Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。

4 throttle   

n.节流阀，节气阀，喉咙；v.扼喉咙，使窒息，压

参考例句：

• These government restrictions are going to throttle our trade.这些政府的限制将要扼杀我们的贸易。
• High tariffs throttle trade between countries.高的关税抑制了国与国之间的贸易。