pup
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pup /pʌp/ noun [countable] 1 HBAa young dog 小狗，幼犬 SYN puppy a spaniel pup 西班牙猎犬幼崽 a litter of pups (=several pups born to the same mother at the same time) 一窝小狗2. HBAa young seal or otter 小海豹；小水獭3. old-fashionedRUDE/IMPOLITE a young man who is rude or too confident 粗鲁的小子，自负的小子4. be sold a pup/buy a pup British English old-fashionedTRICK/DECEIVE to be tricked into buying something that is not worth what you paid for it 受骗买了不划算的东西
Examples from the Corpus
pup• He allows Lennie to pet mice and was going to let him keep one of Slim's new pups.• seal pups• And one summer, Grandmother said I disgraced myself by following Bill Brown around like a love-sick pup.• When Carol weans the pups, they will all be available for adoption.Origin pup (1500-1600) puppypup nounChinese
Corpus a young dog
pup
pup /pʌp/
noun [countable]
SYN puppy:
a spaniel pup
a litter of pups (=several pups born to the same mother at the same time)
2. a young seal or otter
3. old-fashioned a young man who is rude or too confident
4. be sold a pup/buy a pup British English old-fashioned to be tricked into buying something that is not worth what you paid for it
pup /pʌp/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: puppy
1. a young dog Origin: puppy
SYN puppy:
2. a young seal or otter
3. old-fashioned a young man who is rude or too confident
4. be sold a pup/buy a pup British English old-fashioned to be tricked into buying something that is not worth what you paid for it
