(informal)an activity in which it is foolish to engage because it is likely to be unsuccessful or dangerous(非正式)不可能成功的傻事；危险的事情
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
马克杯(用来喝热饮的有柄大杯子）
A mug is a large deep cup with straight sides and a handle, used for hot drinks.
例句
He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs.他用勺子把速溶咖啡舀入两个杯子中。
VERB
对…行凶抢劫
If someone mugs you, they attack you in order to steal your money.
例句
I was walking out to my car when this guy tried to mug me...我正出门朝我的车走去，就在这时这家伙企图对我进行抢劫。He has been mugged more than once.他已是不止一次被抢劫了。
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傻瓜;易受骗者
If you say that someone is a mug, you mean that they are stupid and easily deceived by other people.
例句
He's a mug as far as women are concerned...在女性眼里，他是个傻瓜。I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.我觉得签这个协议真傻。
PHRASE
(不值得一做的)傻瓜的游戏，傻事
If you say that an activity is a mug's game, you mean that it is not worth doing because it does not give the person who is doing it any benefit or satisfaction.
例句
I used to be a very heavy gambler, but not any more. It's a mug's game...我曾经是个赌棍，但现在再也不赌了，那是傻瓜的游戏。Dieting is a mug's game.傻瓜才节食。
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脸;面孔
Some-one's mug is their face.
例句
He managed to get his ugly mug on the telly.他设法让自己那张丑陋的脸上了电视。
英汉词典释义
n.
圆筒形有柄大杯
There are three coffee mugs on the table.桌子上有三个大咖啡杯。
〈口〉容易受骗的人, 傻瓜
I don't think some mug will buy his fake jewellery.我想没有哪个傻瓜会买他的假珠宝。
〈俚〉脸
She's got a handsome mug.她有一张漂亮的脸蛋。What an ugly mug!多难看的一张脸！
vt.
对…行凶抢劫
A lot of people won't go out at night for fear of being mugged.因害怕遭到行凶抢劫, 许多人在晚上不出门。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the quantity that can be held in a mug
2. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
3. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
4. with handle and usually cylindrical
Verb
1. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence;
"I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"