单词 | chug |
释义 | chugn. Originally U.S. A plunging, muffled, or explosive sound, esp. the characteristic sound of an internal combustion engine when running slowly. Also repeated, and in combinations. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [noun] puttering1824 pant1840 puff-puff1856 chug1866 phut1874 teuf-teuf1902 tuff-tuff1902 chuff1914 chuff-chuff1914 phut-phut1916 put-putting1923 put-put1925 pocketa-pocketa1939 putter1942 phut-phutting1954 1866 Harper's Mag. Jan. 271/2 The ponderous brother came down upon the floor with a ‘chugg’ that shook the house. 1894 Outing 24 56/2 One weapon after another struck [the water] ‘chug-chug-chug-chug’. 1895 R. Kipling Second Jungle Bk. 219 He would hear..the chug-drug of a boar sharpening his tusks on a bole. 1897 Outing 30 175/1 I accidentally cast myself into the pool with a sounding chug. 1904 E. Rickert Reaper 335 No sound about him except the chug and splash of his own oars. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. May 649/1 The chug, chug of the dripping paddle floats. 1923 Outward Bound Mar. 420/1 The chug of the engine still filled our ears. 1925 Chambers's Jrnl. 250/1 The ‘chug-chug’ of an oil-engine could be faintly heard. 1957 K. M. Kenyon Digging up Jericho x. 238 The roar of the primus..and the chug of the generator. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). chugv. intransitive. To make an intermittent explosive sound as of the escape of exhaust gases from an engine cylinder; to move with a sound characteristic of a steam-engine or electric motor at work. Also with adverb, as off, on, along, out. Also quasi-transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [verb (intransitive)] pant1735 chug1896 teuf-teuf1902 put-put1905 chug-chug1907 chuff1914 chuff-chuff1914 putter1937 phut-phut1939 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > move or go along [verb (intransitive)] > move with specific sound chug1896 tang1906 chug-chug1907 putter1937 1896 Harper's Mag. Aug. 347 The chug-chugging of the machinery. 1904 Everybody's Mag. 10 256/2 The first of the survivors had chugged up..to the rendezvous where the Automobile Club of Pittsburgh waited. 1915 W. Irwin Men, Women & War 52 The grey motor cycles and automobiles streaked past, their mufflers cut out, chugging the message of death. 1916 Church Army Rev. June 4 Now she [sc. the tender] came chugging across and slid alongside. 1917 ‘Contact’ Airman's Outings 114 Slowly.. our train chugged northward. 1919 Detective Story Mag. 25 Nov. 25 A distant chugging testified that the Duke's taxicab was approaching. 1922 Public Opinion 7 Sept. 222/1 He chugged up the street in an automotive contraption. 1923 Challenge 23 Mar. 523/1 The long-waisted fish-carriers which some two or three times a week chug their way through the crowded traffic of the Pool. 1940 L. A. G. Strong Sun on Water 29 Then a chugging sound filled the small still bay, and Sandy Blake's boat reappeared. 1954 X. Fielding Hide & Seek xiv. 171 It was obviously the caique... It..came chugging straight towards us. 1957 Listener 26 Sept. 486/1 There would be no need to chug off down some of the branch lines. Derivatives chug-chug v. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [verb (intransitive)] pant1735 chug1896 teuf-teuf1902 put-put1905 chug-chug1907 chuff1914 chuff-chuff1914 putter1937 phut-phut1939 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > move or go along [verb (intransitive)] > move with specific sound chug1896 tang1906 chug-chug1907 putter1937 1907 Daily Chron. 13 June 4/4 A big motor-car tooting and chug-chugging. 1928 Daily Express 11 Aug. 3/1 We chug-chugged comfortably down Southampton Water. Draft additions December 2005 intransitive. North American. Angling. To create sounds underwater in order to lure or drive fish, esp. while ice fishing. rare. ΚΠ 1885 N.Y. Times 28 Dec. 2/7 In the language of the backwoods, the recreation is called chugging, and as no one can ‘chug’ until the ponds are solidly frozen over the sport is a winter one. 1956 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 19 Mar. 17/1 Between 40 and 50 fishermen..crowded onto the ice..and chugged for ciscoes. 1991 J. Harrison Just before Dark (1999) ii. 74 I attached a Swedish pimple..to a line, dropped it to the bottom..and began chugging. Draft additions December 2005 transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). = chugalug v. Also with down. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1958 J. Davis College Vocab. (term paper, Indiana Univ. Folklore Archive) 15 Chug down, drink a whole measure of a beverage without stopping. 1961 M. Terry Old Liberty xxii. 159 He would chug with us. 1975 Chicago Tribune 19 Jan. (Mag. section) 6/5 A dressing so tangy that it had us chugging the draft beer. 2004 Diva Mar. 47/2 She pauses to chug her customary, lurid alcopops in celebration. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866v.1885 |
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