詞彙精選：mug的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

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n.

馬克杯，杯子；一缸子（的量） [C]

例句：

He has a mug of cocoa before bed.

他臨睡前喝一缸子可可。

例句：

He asked me to make him a mug of coffee.

他要我給他弄一大杯咖啡。

【俚】臉 [U,C]

例句：

Here is a mug shot.

這是張面部照片。

例句：

If I win, I certainly don't want to kiss your ugly mug!

如果我贏了，我當然不願意親你那鬼臉！

【英】【俚】傻瓜；易受騙者 [U,C]

例句：

Emile is no mug, and he will not drink bard."

埃米爾決不是個傻瓜，他不會大喝特喝。

例句：

Gambling is a mug's game.

賭是傻瓜玩的玩藝兒。

v.

【英】【俚】拼命攻讀 [T]

例句：

I've Latin to take for the examinationI suppose I must mug it up somehow.

我要考拉丁文了，我想我得拼命攻讀了。

例句：

I will mug up the laws on this subject before I advise my friends .

在給朋友提建議之前，我將先把這方面的規則記熟。

【俚】扮鬼臉，做怪相 [I,T]

例句：

The kid mugged at the cameraman.

那孩子對攝影師扮鬼臉。

行兇搶劫 [I,T]

例句：

I was walking out to my car when a man tried to mug me.

我正朝汽車走去，突然有人試圖搶劫我。

例句：

While walking along a side street, Dick was mugged by two youths.

狄克在小街上行走時,遭到來自背後的兩個青年的襲擊。

二、詞義辨析：

cup,glass,mug

這3個名詞均可表示“杯，杯子”之意。cup指有柄，用來飲茶或咖啡等的瓷杯。glass指玻璃制的杯子，用來盛酒和牛奶等東西。mug通常指周邊垂直，不用茶托的有柄大瓷杯或大金屬杯。

三、相關短語：

mug shot

n. 面部照片,嫌疑犯照片

mug up

強記,硬背,突擊記憶,拼命用功

beer mug

帶柄啤酒杯

mug's game

n. 不可能賺錢的活動

四、參考例句：

Here is a mug shot.

這是張面部照片。

This mug has a chip in it.

這個缸子上有個缺口。

Gambling is a mug's game.

賭是傻瓜玩的玩藝兒。

It's like a mug shot.

像犯人照似的。

Grandfather is holding a mug of tea.

爺爺正拿着一杯茶。

He has a mug of cocoa before bed.

他臨睡前喝一缸子可可。

He asked me to make him a mug of coffee.

他要我給他弄杯咖啡。

A mug of hot chocolate was just what she needed.

一馬克杯的熱巧克力正是她所需要的。

He swilled the bread down with a mug of tea.

他就着一大杯茶把麪包吞下肚去。

Emile is no mug, and he will not drink bard.

埃米爾決不是個傻瓜，他不會大喝特喝。