[N-COUNT 可数名词]马克杯(用来喝热饮的有柄大杯子) A mug is a large deep cup with straight sides and a handle, used for hot drinks.
[usu N of n]
He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs.
他用勺子把速溶咖啡舀入两个杯子中。
A mug of something is the amount of it contained in a mug.一杯的量
He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.
为让自己保持清醒,他一杯接一杯地喝咖啡。
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[VERB 动词]对…行凶抢劫 If someone mugs you, they attack you in order to steal your money.
[V n]
I was walking out to my car when this guy tried to mug me...
我正出门朝我的车走去,就在这时这家伙企图对我进行抢劫。
He has been mugged more than once.
他已是不止一次被抢劫了。
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Bank robberies, burglaries and muggings are reported almost daily in the press...
报纸上几乎每天都有抢劫银行、入室行窃和拦路抢劫的报道。
We usually think of a victim of mugging as being someone elderly.
我们通常以为被拦路抢劫的受害者是老年人。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]傻瓜;易受骗者 If you say that someone is a mug, you mean that they are stupid and easily deceived by other people.
[disapproval]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He's a mug as far as women are concerned...
在女性眼里,他是个傻瓜。
I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.
我觉得签这个协议真傻。
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[PHRASE 短语](不值得一做的)傻瓜的游戏,傻事 If you say that an activity is a mug's game, you mean that it is not worth doing because it does not give the person who is doing it any benefit or satisfaction.
[v-link PHR]
[disapproval]
[BRIT INFORMAL 英]
I used to be a very heavy gambler, but not any more. It's a mug's game...
我曾经是个赌棍,但现在再也不赌了,那是傻瓜的游戏。
Dieting is a mug's game.
傻瓜才节食。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]脸;面孔 Some-one's mug is their face.
[usu poss N]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He managed to get his ugly mug on the telly.
他设法让自己那张丑陋的脸上了电视。
相关词组:
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mug/mʌɡ; NAmEmʌɡ/
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mugmugsmuggedmuggingnoun _cupsandglasses_diningroom_comp.jpg _mug.jpg 1a tall cup for drinking from, usually with straight sides and a handle, used without a saucer(不用茶碟的有柄的)大杯,缸子, 马克杯◆a coffee mug咖啡缸子◆a beer mug (= a large glass with a handle)大啤酒杯2a mugand what it contains 一缸子(的量)◆a mug of coffee一大杯咖啡3( slang) a person's face (人的)脸◆I never want to see his ugly mug again.我再也不想看到他那张丑恶的面孔。4( informal) a person who is stupid and easy to trick 傻瓜;笨蛋◆They made me look a complete mug.他们弄得我像个十足的傻瓜。◆He's no mug.他不傻。IDIOMa ˈmug's game( disapproving) ( especially BrE) an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profit 徒劳无功的事;不易成功的事;不易获利的事verb(-gg-)1[transitive ]mugsb to attack sb violently in order to steal their money, especially in a public place (公然)行凶抢劫,打劫◆She had been mugged in the street in broad daylight.光天化日之下,她在街上遭到抢劫。2[intransitive ]mug(for sb/sth) ( informal) ( especially NAmE) to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly, exaggerated way, especially on the stage or before a camera (尤指在舞台上或摄影机前)扮鬼脸,扮怪相◆to mug for the cameras在摄影机前扮怪相PHRASAL VERBˌmug sth↔ˈup | ˌmug ˈup on sth( BrE) ( informal) to learn sth, especially in a short time for a particular purpose, for example an exam 突击式学习mug/mʌɡ; NAmEmʌɡ/
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mugmug1 /mʌɡ/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1mug (1)a tall cup used for drinking tea, coffee etc: a coffee mug2a large glass with a handle, used especially for drinking beer: a beer mug3mug/mugful of something a mug and the liquid inside it: Two mugs of tea, please.4British English spoken informal someone who is stupid and easy to deceive: Only a mug would pay that much for a meal.5be a mug’s game British English spoken to be something that only stupid people do because it is not likely to be successful or to bring you money: Gambling is a mug’s game.6spoken informal a face: Something scared him. Probably your ugly mug!
mug1 noun
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mugmug2 ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle mugged, present participle mugging)
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1[transitive] to attack someone and rob them in a public place: A lot of people won’t go out alone at night because they’re afraid of being mugged.► see thesaurus at
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2[intransitive] American English informal to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly way, especially for a photograph or in a playmug for All the kids were mugging for the camera.mug up phrasal verb British Englishinformal to try to learn something in a short time, especially for an examinationSYN swot upmug up on Jeannie can’t come. She’s busy mugging up on science for her exam.mug something ↔ up Mug up as much as you can about the country before your trip.
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