| 词汇 | slug |
| 释义 | slug Theme: DRINKING - PORTION n. a drink of liquor; a shot of whiskey.Have a slug of this stuff. It will— I'm sorry to say, ma'am—put hair on your chest.A couple more slugs and he was ready to face the huge bull-necked ruffian. Theme: WEAPONRY n. a bullet.Barlowe sent a couple of slugs into Rocko's chest. Rocko crumpled soundlessly.The medico dug out the slugs like he had done it a thousand times—which he probably had. slug Ⅰ 1. noun 1 a drink UK, 1756. 2 a dollar US, 1981. 3 the penis. Figurative application of the slimy invertebrate found in damp places; the pun on conventional 'slug' (a bullet) into BULLET (an ejaculation of semen) is later AUSTRALIA, 1945. 4 an idler. Either an abbreviation of 'sluggard' or a comparison to the slow-moving slimy gastropod or land-snail UK, 1425. 5 a seal. A visual similarity ANTARCTICA, 1940. 6 a group of cards that have been arranged and then inserted into a deck US, 1996. 7 a hospital patient who refuses to participate in therapy or self-help US, 1989. 8 in drag racing and hot rodding, a piston US, 1958. 9 in the television and film industries, a piece of unusable film that is temporarily used to fill in for footage that will be added US, 1990.► put the slug on someoneto hit someone with your fist US, 1980 2. verb 1 to strike someone hard UK, 1862. 2 to drink directly from a bottle. From the noun sense UK: SCOTLAND, 1996. 3 to cheat playing slot machines by inserting something other than the proper coin in the machine US, 1985. 4 to lie in bed. Verb formation from the more common usage as a noun US, 1986 Ⅱ ⇨ slug and snail; slug noun a fingernail, a toenail. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 slug out slug it out informal if two or more people, teams, armies etc slug it out, they fight, compete, or argue for a long time without stopping until one side wins: Now we can watch our political leaders slugging it out in live TV debates. two heavyweights standing toe-to-toe and slugging it out■ SIMILAR TO: fight it out, battle it out, slog it out BrE informal slug away (at something)To continue trying or working diligently (at something); to plug away (at something). I'm really not very good at math, but I've got to keep slugging away if I want to get into an engineering program. John's been slugging away at the new project, but I don't think he's enjoying it very much. slug it out1. To physically fight. Watch out, there's two guys slugging it out in the back of the bar! I slugged it out with some guy last night and earned myself a black eye for my troubles. 2. To contend with someone or something for something. In such a big family, my siblings and I always have to slug it out for our parents' attention. slugfest1. A fight in which two or more participants punch with their bare hands; a fistfight. A portmanteau of "slug" (meaning "to punch") and "festival." The arguing led to pushing and shoving, which eventually led to an all-out slugfest. She came away from the slugfest with a black eye and a broken hand. 2. A particularly intense or heated argument between two or more people in which points, rebuttals, accusations, etc., are exchanged back and forth. The senator is bracing for a slugfest when she puts her proposal before Congress for a vote. The case has truly been a slugfest between the two large companies' teams of lawyers. slugged up1. slang Drunk. From his smell to his stagger, I could tell the old man was already slugged up. 2. slang Wearing dental grills, especially ones made of gold or embedded with diamonds. Our son idolizes those rap stars who think being tattooed and slugged up is an attractive look. slug it outto fight something out; to argue intensely about something. They finally went outside to slug it out. We'll just have to sit down in the conference room and slug it out. ˌslog/ˌslug it ˈout(British English, informal) (of people, organizations, competitors, etc.) fight very hard until one person or group finally wins: The boxers slugged it out to the finish.The two teams will slog it out for second place.In this idiom, slug and slog are both informal words meaning ‘to hit very hard’. slug1. n. a drink of liquor; a shot of whiskey. Have a slug of this stuff. It will—I’m sorry to say, ma’am—put hair on your chest. A couple more slugs and he was ready to face the huge bull-necked ruffian. 2. n. a bullet. Marlowe sent a couple of slugs into Rocko’s chest. Rocko crumpled soundlessly. slug it out tv. to fight something out; to fight about something figuratively. We’ll just have to sit down in the conference room and slug it out. slugfest1. n. a fight; a festival of slugging. They went out in the alley for a real slugfest. 2. n. a festival of arguing. The president emerged from the slugfest with control of the company still hers. slugged mod. alcohol intoxicated. I’m slugged—skunked, you know, corned. And I think I am going to sick up. Ted realized that he was slugged out of his mind, but tried to get the bartender to serve him another drink. |
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