mug基本信息
读法：英 [mʌg] 美 [mʌɡ]
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英英释义
Noun:
中英词源
mug 大杯，缸子，马克杯，丑脸，抢劫
原指一种陶土烧制的杯子或碗，罐子，词源不详。后用于俚语丑陋的脸，即杯子上反射出来 的变形的脸。后用于指扇巴掌，掌掴，即把脸打变形，引申词义抢劫。
- mug (n.1)
- "drinking vessel," 1560s, "bowl, pot, jug," of unknown origin, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Swedish mugg "mug, jug," Norwegian mugge "pitcher, open can for warm drinks"), or Low German mokke, mukke "mug," also of unknown origin.
- mug (n.2)
- "a person"s face," 1708, possibly from mug (n.1), on notion of drinking mugs shaped like grotesque faces. Sense of "portrait or photograph in police records (as in mug shot, 1950) had emerged by 1887. Hence, also, "a person" (especially "a criminal"), 1890.
- mug (v.1)
- "to beat up," 1818, originally "to strike the face" (in pugilism), from mug (n.2). The general meaning "attack" is first attested 1846, and "attack to rob" is from 1864. Perhaps influenced by thieves" slang mug "dupe, fool, sucker" (1851). Related: Mugged; mugging.
- mug (v.2)
- "make exaggerated facial expressions," 1855, originally theatrical slang, from mug (n.2). Related: Mugged; mugging.
词态变化
复数 mugs;
第三人称单数 mugs;
过去式 mugged;
过去分词 mugged;
现在分词 mugging;
权威造句
- 1. I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.
- 我觉得签这个协议真傻。
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- 2. He picked up his mug and blew off the steam.
- 他端起杯子，吹走了热气。
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- 3. 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。
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- 4. She sipped from her coffee mug, watching him over the rim.
- 她端着咖啡杯小口地喝着，目光越过杯沿注视着他。
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- 5. He"s a mug as far as women are concerned.
- 在女性眼里，他是个傻瓜。
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近反义词
相似短语
单词分析
这3个名词均可表示“杯，杯子”之意。cup指有柄，用来饮茶或咖啡等的瓷杯。
glass指玻璃制的杯子，用来盛酒和牛奶等东西。
mug通常指周边垂直，不用茶托的有柄大瓷杯或大金属杯。
记忆方法
1. 马克杯应该就是由这个单词音译过来的。
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