mug
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mug1 /mʌɡ/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 
DFUa tall cup used for drinking tea, coffee etc 〔喝茶、咖啡等用的有柄的〕大杯，马克杯 a coffee mug 一个咖啡杯 →5 see picture at 见图 cup12 DFUa large glass with a handle, used especially for drinking beer 〔尤指喝啤酒用的有柄的〕大玻璃杯 a beer mug 啤酒杯3 mug/mugful of something DFDa mug and the liquid inside it 一大杯某物 Two mugs of tea, please. 请来两大杯茶。4 British English spoken informalSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT someone who is stupid and easy to deceive 〔易上当受骗的〕傻瓜 Only a mug would pay that much for a meal. 只有傻瓜才会为一顿饭花那么多钱。5 be a mug’s game British English spokenPOINTLESS to be something that only stupid people do because it is not likely to be successful or to bring you money 是傻瓜干的事，是不易成功的事；是无利可图的事 Gambling is a mug’s game. 赌博是傻瓜干的事。6 spoken informal a face 〔人的〕脸 Something scared him. Probably your ugly mug! 什么东西吓着他了，很可能是你这张丑八怪的脸！
DFUa tall cup used for drinking tea, coffee etc 〔喝茶、咖啡等用的有柄的〕大杯，马克杯 a coffee mug 一个咖啡杯 →5 see picture at 见图 cup12 DFUa large glass with a handle, used especially for drinking beer 〔尤指喝啤酒用的有柄的〕大玻璃杯 a beer mug 啤酒杯3 mug/mugful of something DFDa mug and the liquid inside it 一大杯某物 Two mugs of tea, please. 请来两大杯茶。4 British English spoken informalSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT someone who is stupid and easy to deceive 〔易上当受骗的〕傻瓜 Only a mug would pay that much for a meal. 只有傻瓜才会为一顿饭花那么多钱。5 be a mug’s game British English spokenPOINTLESS to be something that only stupid people do because it is not likely to be successful or to bring you money 是傻瓜干的事，是不易成功的事；是无利可图的事 Gambling is a mug’s game. 赌博是傻瓜干的事。6 spoken informal a face 〔人的〕脸 Something scared him. Probably your ugly mug! 什么东西吓着他了，很可能是你这张丑八怪的脸！Examples from the Corpus
mug• She rummaged around and found a teapot and a mug.• Don't be a mug! That picture's not worth as much as that!• If you need a drink, dip a mug over the side - the water is disease-free.• I made Joanna respectable by putting up my anchor lantern, made myself a mug of cocoa, and turned in.• a mug of cocoa• She had half drained her mug when she said, ` Ah, that's better!• He's asked me to work over the weekend again - he must think I'm some kind of mug.• There were good things at school too, cooked dinners every day and milk if you took your own mug.• In another bag she had a kettle and six mugs.• Constable Jamieson came in with a steaming mug of tea and put it on the desk in front of him.• Claudia dived into her pocket, dropped the sleeping pills into the mug, stirred swiftly and rapidly switched the mugs round.ugly mug• Rubbing his cheekbones in slow circles, he winces with pain at the sight of his own ugly mug.mug2 ●○○ verb (mugged, mugging) 1 [transitive]SCCSTEAL to attack someone and rob them in a public place 〔在公共场所〕对⋯行凶抢劫 A lot of people won’t go out alone at night because they’re afraid of being mugged. 许多人因害怕被抢劫，晚上不愿单独出门。► see thesaurus at attack, steal2 [intransitive] American English informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly way, especially for a photograph or in a play 〔尤指照相或演出时〕做鬼脸，扮傻相mug for All the kids were mugging for the camera. 所有的孩子都在对着相机做鬼脸。3 mug up phrasal verb British English informalSESTUDY to try to learn something in a short time, especially for an examination 〔尤指为准备考试而〕临时用功，恶补 SYN swot up on Jeannie can’t come. She’s busy mugging up on science for her exam. 珍妮来不了，她临时抱佛脚忙着准备自然科学考试。mug something ↔ up Mug up as much as you can about the country before your trip. 去旅行之前要尽量对这个国家多加了解。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
mug• He probably didn't take them out with him because he was afraid of being mugged.• More people than ever are leaving New York before they get killed, raped or mugged.• Since moving to New Jersey, he has been mugged at gunpoint twice.• Kids were mugging for the camera.• Pat Williams, D-Mont., mugged for the cameras.• She decided to move from the city after she was mugged for the third time in less than a year.• Unfortunately, it would appear that the great emergency is being mugged for your mobile.• If anyone ever tried to mug me, I would throw my bag and run.• I was scared I would get mugged or raped.• And thus does your government actually increase your chances of getting burglarized, mugged, robbed and even murdered.• To criticize him was like mugging Santa Claus.• Every New Yorker expects to be mugged sometime.Origin mug1 (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian languageetc tall a used Corpus for tea, drinking cup coffee
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mug
mug1 /mʌɡ/ 
noun [countable]
1. a tall cup used for drinking tea, coffee etc:
a coffee mug
2. a large glass with a handle, used especially for drinking beer:
a beer mug
3. mug/mugful of something a mug and the liquid inside it:
Two mugs of tea, please.
4. British English spoken informal someone who is stupid and easy to deceive:
Only a mug would pay that much for a meal.
5. be a mug’s game British English spoken to be something that only stupid people do because it is not likely to be successful or to bring you money:
Gambling is a mug’s game.
6. spoken informal a face:
Something scared him. Probably your ugly mug__
mug2 verb (past tense and past participle mugged, present participle mugging)
1. [transitive] to attack someone and rob them in a public place:
A lot of people won’t go out alone at night because they’re afraid of being mugged.
2. [intransitive] American English informal to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly way, especially for a photograph or in a play
mug for
All the kids were mugging for the camera.
mug up phrasal verb British English
informal to try to learn something in a short time, especially for an examination
SYN swot up
mug up on
Jeannie can’t come. She’s busy mugging up on science for her exam.
mug something ↔ up
Mug up as much as you can about the country before your trip.
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noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
1. a tall cup used for drinking tea, coffee etc:
2. a large glass with a handle, used especially for drinking beer:
3. mug/mugful of something a mug and the liquid inside it:
4. British English spoken informal someone who is stupid and easy to deceive:
5. be a mug’s game British English spoken to be something that only stupid people do because it is not likely to be successful or to bring you money:
6. spoken informal a face:
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verb (past tense and past participle mugged, present participle mugging)1. [transitive] to attack someone and rob them in a public place:
2. [intransitive] American English informal to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly way, especially for a photograph or in a play
mug for
mug up phrasal verb British English
informal to try to learn something in a short time, especially for an examination
SYN swot up
mug up on
mug something ↔ up
especially
especially
dirty not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc. 指肮脏的、龌龊的、污秽的 ：◆ If your hands are dirty, go and wash them. 要是你的手脏了，就去洗一洗。 dusty full of dust; covered with dust 指布满灰尘的、灰尘覆盖的 ：◆ There were shelves full of dusty books. 有些书架上全是布满灰尘的书。 filthy very dirty and unpleasant 指肮脏的、污秽的 ：◆ It's absolutely filthy in here. 这里面脏得不得了。 muddy full of or covered in mud 指沾满泥的、泥泞的 ：◆ Don't you come in here with those muddy boots on! 你不要穿着那双沾满泥浆的靴子进来！ soiled ( dirty, especially with waste from the bodyrather
指肮脏的、龌龊的，尤指有人体排泄物的 ：◆ soiled nappies/diapers 脏尿布 grubby ( rather dirty, usually because it has not been washedrather
通常指因未经洗涤而肮脏的、邋遢的、污秽的 ：◆ He hoped she wouldn't notice his grubby shirt cuffs. 他希望她不会注意到他肮脏的衬衫袖口。 stained (often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove )（常构成复合词）指污渍斑斑的、沾有污渍的 ：◆ a pair of paint-stained jeans 一条沾满油漆的牛仔裤
Patterns
dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/soiled/grubby/stained clothes dirty/dusty/filthy/grubby hands a dirty/dusty/filthy room to get dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/stained
