一、详细释义：


n.

马克杯，杯子；一缸子（的量） [C]


例句：

He has a mug of cocoa before bed.

他临睡前喝一缸子可可。


例句：

He asked me to make him a mug of coffee.

他要我给他弄一大杯咖啡。


【俚】脸 [U,C]


例句：

Here is a mug shot.

这是张面部照片。


例句：

If I win, I certainly don't want to kiss your ugly mug!

如果我赢了，我当然不愿意亲你那鬼脸！


【英】【俚】傻瓜；易受骗者 [U,C]


例句：

Emile is no mug, and he will not drink bard."

埃米尔决不是个傻瓜，他不会大喝特喝。


例句：

Gambling is a mug's game.

赌是傻瓜玩的玩艺儿。


v.

【英】【俚】拼命攻读 [T]


例句：

I've Latin to take for the examinationI suppose I must mug it up somehow.

我要考拉丁文了，我想我得拼命攻读了。


例句：

I will mug up the laws on this subject before I advise my friends .

在给朋友提建议之前，我将先把这方面的规则记熟。


【俚】扮鬼脸，做怪相 [I,T]


例句：

The kid mugged at the cameraman.

那孩子对摄影师扮鬼脸。


行凶抢劫 [I,T]


例句：

I was walking out to my car when a man tried to mug me.

我正朝汽车走去，突然有人试图抢劫我。


例句：

While walking along a side street, Dick was mugged by two youths.

狄克在小街上行走时,遭到来自背后的两个青年的袭击。


二、词义辨析：


cup,glass,mug

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。


三、相关短语：


mug shot

n. 面部照片,嫌疑犯照片


mug up

强记,硬背,突击记忆,拼命用功


beer mug

带柄啤酒杯


mug's game

n. 不可能赚钱的活动


四、参考例句：


Here is a mug shot.

这是张面部照片。


This mug has a chip in it.

这个缸子上有个缺口。


Gambling is a mug's game.

赌是傻瓜玩的玩艺儿。


It's like a mug shot.

像犯人照似的。


Grandfather is holding a mug of tea.

爷爷正拿着一杯茶。


He has a mug of cocoa before bed.

他临睡前喝一缸子可可。


He asked me to make him a mug of coffee.

他要我给他弄杯咖啡。


A mug of hot chocolate was just what she needed.

一马克杯的热巧克力正是她所需要的。


He swilled the bread down with a mug of tea.

他就着一大杯茶把面包吞下肚去。


Emile is no mug, and he will not drink bard.

埃米尔决不是个傻瓜，他不会大喝特喝。