mug
noun /mʌɡ/
/mʌɡ/
Idioms - enlarge imagea tall cup for drinking from, usually with straight sides and a handle, used without a saucer
大杯;缸子;马克杯 - a coffee mug
咖啡缸子 - a beer mug (= a large glass with a handle)
大啤酒杯
Topics Cooking and eatingb2- He ran his finger around the rim of the mug.
他的手指来回摸着杯口。 - She drained her mug and put it down.
她喝干了一大杯,然后把杯子放下。 - She filled her mug with orange juice.
她给自己倒了满满一大杯橙子汁。 - She poured hot water into the mug.
她把热水倒进大杯子里。 - We drank champagne from tin mugs.
我们用马口铁大杯喝香槟酒。 - We had to drink the champagne from mugs.
我们不得不用大杯子喝香槟。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- empty
- …
- fill
- refill
- pour (somebody)
- …
- a mug of beer, coffee, tea, etc.
- the rim of a mug
- a coffee mug
- a mug and what it contains
一缸子(的量) - He drank a mug of coffee and left.
他喝了一大杯咖啡后就离开了。
- He poured a mug of tea.
他倒了一大杯茶。 - Kyle got up and poured himself a mug of soup.
凯尔起身给自己倒了一大杯汤。 - She was sipping a mug of coffee.
她正在用一个大杯抿咖啡。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- empty
- …
- fill
- refill
- pour (somebody)
- …
- a mug of beer, coffee, tea, etc.
- the rim of a mug
- He drank a mug of coffee and left.
- (slang) a person’s face
(人的)脸 - I never want to see his ugly mug again.
我再也不想看到他那张丑恶的面孔。
- I never want to see his ugly mug again.
- (informal) a person who is stupid and easy to trick
傻瓜;笨蛋 - They made me look a complete mug.
他们弄得我像个十足的傻瓜。 - He's no mug.
他可不傻。
- They made me look a complete mug.
词源noun early 16th cent. (originally Scots and northern English, denoting an earthenware bowl): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian mugge, Swedish mugg ‘pitcher with a handle’.
Idioms
a mug’s game
- (disapproving, especially British English) an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profit
Topics Difficulty and failurec2徒劳无功的事;不易成功的事;不易获利的事