muggings是什么意思？

muggings

抢劫

例句

• The muggings, then, were no accident. 那么, 抢劫不是偶然的.
• Bank robberies, burglaries and muggings are reported almost daily in the press. 报纸上几乎每天都有抢劫银行、入室行窃和拦路抢劫的报道。
• ...lawless inner-city streets plagued by muggings, thefts, assaults and even murder. 不断有抢劫、盗窃、伤人乃至谋杀案件发生的无法无天的市中心区街道

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。
• N-COUNT
  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。
• N-COUNT
  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。