| 词汇 | mug |
| 释义 | mug Theme: FACE n. the face. (Crude.)Wipe that smile off your mug!What a gorgeous mug! Theme: THEFT tr. to attack and rob someone.Somebody jumped out of an alley and tried to mug me.Some punk mugged Mrs. Lopez last night. Theme: THIEF n. a thug; a goon. (Underworld.)Call off your mugs. I'll come peacefully.Bruno is just another one of the mugs from the mob. mug 1. adjective foolish. Especially in the terms MUG COPPER and MUG PUNTER AUSTRALIA, 1954 2. noun 1 a man, a bloke US, 1859. 2 a gullible fool, an easy dupe. A 'mug' is a vessel into which you can pour anything UK, 1857. 3 the face, especially an ugly one UK, 1821. 4 the mouth AUSTRALIA, 1902. 5 a member of a criminal gang by virtue of brawn not brains US, 1890. 6 a client of a prostitute AUSTRALIA, c.1906 3. verb 1 to rob with violence or the threat of violence UK, 1864. 2 to stare at US, 2001. 3 to grimace theatrically, especially while posing for a photograph UK, 1762. 4 to kiss US, 1947. 5 to photograph a prisoner during the after-arrest process US, 1899.► mug someone offto show someone as a fool; to play someone for a fool; to consider someone foolish. From MUG (a fool) UK, 1997 mug up mug up sth • mug sth up BrE informal to try to learn as much as you can about a subject in a short time, for example before an examination: Bob wants to mug up as much as he can about Greece before we go there.+ on Plan your revision carefully - it's no good trying to mug up on everything the night before.■ SIMILAR TO: swot up BrE informal mug's gameA task or activity that is foolish, dangerous, or will not result in a positive outcome. Primarily heard in UK. Allowing your children to play with fireworks is a mug's game. They are bound to get injured. be a mug's gameTo be a task or activity that is foolish, dangerous, or will not result in a positive outcome. Primarily heard in UK. Allowing your children to play with fireworks is a mug's game. They are bound to get injured. mug shot1. An official photograph taken of someone being brought into police custody, usually characterized by the person wearing a grim or blank expression on their face. The celebrity's unflattering mug shot quickly spread across the Internet overnight following his DUI arrest. I actually managed to make a really goofy face while the cops took my mug shot, which pissed them off to no end. 2. Any portrait or photograph that resembles such a picture. I hate getting my mug shot taken at the DMV for my license—I always look terrible! Wow, nice mug shot! Couldn't smile for the camera, could you? a mug's gamean activity which it is stupid to engage in because it is likely to be unsuccessful or dangerous. informalMug was mid 19th-century slang for a fool, in particular someone who has been duped by a card sharper or criminal. Mug's game appeared in the early 20th century and has been applied to a wide variety of activities, especially horse racing and betting on horses. 1992 Economist From the way many western businessmen talk, you would think investing in eastern Germany was a mug's game. be a ˈmug’s game(disapproving, especially British English) an activity which brings little or no benefit to you: Don’t start smoking — it’s a mug’s game.The money’s terrible in this job — it’s a real mug’s game. Mug here means ‘fool’. mug1. n. the face. (Crude.) Wipe that smile off your mug! 2. n. a thug; a goon. (Underworld.) Call off your mugs. I’ll come peacefully. 3. tv. to attack and rob someone. Somebody jumped out of an alley and tried to mug me. mug shot n. a photograph of one’s face taken for police records. (Underworld.) I’m going to have to ask you to come down to the station and go through some mug shots. |
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