mug
英 [m?g]
美[m?ɡ]
- n. 杯子；臉；苦讀者
- vi. 扮鬼臉，做怪相
- vt. 給……拍照；行兇搶劫
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詞態變化
復數:?mugs;第三人稱單數:?mugs;過去式:?mugged;過去分詞:?mugged;現在分詞:?mugging;
助記提示
1. 馬克杯應該就是由這個單詞音譯過來的。
中文詞源
mug 大杯，缸子，馬克杯，丑臉，搶劫
原指一種陶土燒制的杯子或碗，罐子，詞源不詳。后用于俚語丑陋的臉，即杯子上反射出來 的變形的臉。后用于指扇巴掌，掌摑，即把臉打變形，引申詞義搶劫。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.
- 我覺得簽這個協議真傻。
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- 2. He picked up his mug and blew off the steam.
- 他端起杯子，吹走了熱氣。
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- 3. He managed to get his ugly mug on the telly.
- 他設法讓自己那張丑陋的臉上了電視。
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- 4. She sipped from her coffee mug, watching him over the rim.
- 她端著咖啡杯小口地喝著，目光越過杯沿注視著他。
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- 5. He's a mug as far as women are concerned.
- 在女性眼里，他是個傻瓜。
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