mug
noun [ C ] uk/mʌɡ/ us/mʌɡ/
(CUP)
A2 （盛热饮用的）大杯子
a large cup with straight sides used for hot drinks
I made myself a large mug of cocoa (= enough to fill a mug) and went to bed. 我为自己冲了一大杯可可饮料，然后钻进了被窝。
beer mug mainly US 啤酒杯（有柄且通常刻有花纹的大玻璃杯）
a heavy glass with a handle and usually with patterns cut into its side, out of which you drink beer
We all raised our wine glasses and beer mugs to toast the happy couple.
There's a dusty old beer mug full of pennies on the shelf behind him.
He bought a beer mug as a souvenir.
They serve all their cold drinks in frosted beer mugs.
There were empty beer mugs on the table.
Someone had dropped a beer mug and there was glass all over the floor.
- More examples
- Who knocked over that mug of coffee?
- He washed up his mug and put it back on the shelf.
- She passed him the mug, filled to the brim with hot black coffee.
(STUPID PERSON)
UK informal傻瓜；易受骗者
a person who is stupid and easily deceived
He's such a mug, he believes everything she tells him. 他真傻，无论她说什么他都相信。
(FACE)
informal mainly disapproving脸
someone's face
his ugly mug 他丑陋的嘴脸
Idiom
a mug's gameidiom UK informal 徒劳无益的活动
an activity that will not make you happy or successful
She decided that freelancing was a mug's game. 她觉得自由职业是件吃力不讨好的事。
mug
verb [ T ] uk/mʌɡ/ us/mʌɡ/ -gg-
（在公共场合）行凶抢劫
to attack a person in a public place and steal their money
He was mugged in broad daylight. 他在光天化日之下遭到抢劫。
Phrasal verb
mug (something) up （考试前）突击学习
to study a subject quickly before taking an exam
I need to mug up (on) my history before tomorrow's exam. 明天考试前我得突击复习一下历史。