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mug
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- Conjugation :
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mugged
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mugging
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- mug
[m^g]
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1.
noun
[c]
(large cup) (for drinks) 大杯子
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2.
noun
(for beer) 啤酒杯
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3.
noun
(contents) 一大杯的量
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4.
noun
[inf]
(face) 脸
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5.
noun
[BRIT]
[inf]
(fool) 傻瓜
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6.
vt.
(rob) 行凶抢劫
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it's a mug's game
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[BRIT] [inf] 这是桩无利可图的事
Collins English-English Dictionary
- mug
[m^g]
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1.
n
a drinking vessel with a handle, usually cylindrical and made of earthenware
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2.
n
mugful the quantity held by a mug or its contents
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C16: probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish mugg
- mug
[m^g]
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1.
n
[slang]
a person's face or mouth
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get your ugly mug out of here!
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2.
n
[slang]
a grimace
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3.
n
[Brit]
[slang]
a gullible person, esp one who is swindled easily
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4.
vt.
[tr]
[informal]
to attack or rob (someone) violently
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5.
vi.
[intr]
[Brit]
[slang]
to pull faces or overact, esp in front of a camera
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6.
vi.
See also mug up
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7.
vi.
[Etymology]
C18: perhaps from mug1, since drinking vessels were sometimes modelled into the likeness of a face
Examples
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travel mug
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旅行杯
→ mug
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get your ugly mug out of here!
→ mug
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茶缸子
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(tea) mug
→ 缸子
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搪瓷茶缸
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enamel mug
→ 搪瓷
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