单词 | mug |
释义 | mug[ muhg ] / mʌg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mug ON THESAURUS.COM nounverb (used with object), mugged, mug·ging.to assault or menace, especially with the intention of robbery. Slang. to photograph (a person), especially in compliance with an official or legal requirement. verb (used without object), mugged, mug·ging.Slang. to grimace; exaggerate a facial expression, as in acting. Origin of mugFirst recorded in 1560–70; probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish mugg,Norwegian, Danish mugge “drinking cup”; sense “face” apparently transferred from cups adorned with grotesque faces; sense “to assault” from earlier pugilistic slang “to strike in the face, fight” WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mugburglarize, mug , rip off, rob, stealWords nearby mugmuffle color, muffler, muffuletta, mufti, Mufulira, mug, Mugabe, mugga, muggee, mugger, mugging Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mugBritish Dictionary definitions for mug (1 of 2)mug1 / (mʌɡ) / nouna drinking vessel with a handle, usually cylindrical and made of earthenware Also called: mugful the quantity held by a mug or its contents Word Origin for mugC16: probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish mugg British Dictionary definitions for mug (2 of 2)mug2 / (mʌɡ) / nounslang a person's face or mouthget your ugly mug out of here! slang a grimace British slang a gullible person, esp one who is swindled easily a mug's game a worthless activity verb mugs, mugging or mugged(tr) informal to attack or rob (someone) violently (intr) British slang to pull faces or overact, esp in front of a camera See also mug up Word Origin for mugC18: perhaps from mug 1, since drinking vessels were sometimes modelled into the likeness of a face Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for mugμg abbr.microgram The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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