mug

noun

1. （不用茶碟的有柄的）大杯，缸子， 马克杯
   a tall cup for drinking from, usually with straight sides and a handle, used without a saucer
   1. a coffee mug
      咖啡缸子
   2. a beer mug (= a large glass with a handle)
      大啤酒杯
2. 一缸子（的量）
   a mug and what it contains
   1. a mug of coffee
      一大杯咖啡
3. （人的）脸
   a person's face
   1. I never want to see his ugly mug again.
      我再也不想看到他那张丑恶的面孔。
4. 傻瓜；笨蛋
   a person who is stupid and easy to trick
   1. They made me look a complete mug.
      他们弄得我像个十足的傻瓜。
   2. He's no mug.
      他可不傻。

verb

1. （公开）行凶抢劫，打劫
   to attack sb violently in order to steal their money, especially in a public place
   1. She had been mugged in the street in broad daylight.
      光天化日之下，她在街上遭到抢劫。
2. （尤指在舞台上或摄影机前）扮鬼脸，扮怪相
   to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly, exaggerated way, especially on the stage or before a camera
   1. to mug for the cameras
      在摄影机前扮怪相

1. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. A mug of something is the amount of it contained in a mug.
      一杯的量
   3. He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.
      为让自己保持清醒，他一杯接一杯地喝咖啡。
2. VERB 对…行凶抢劫
   If someone mugs you, they attack you in order to steal your money.
   1. 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。
   2. He has been mugged more than once.
      他已是不止一次被抢劫了。
3. 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.
   1. He's a mug as far as women are concerned...
      在女性眼里，他是个傻瓜。
   2. I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.
      我觉得签这个协议真傻。
4. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. Dieting is a mug's game.
      傻瓜才节食。
5. N-COUNT 脸;面孔
   Some-one's mug is their face.
   1. 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。

1. He picked up his mug and blew off the steam.
   他端起杯子，吹走了热气。
2. They poured out the rest of the wine and she chinked his mug.
   他们把剩下的酒全倒出来，她和他碰了一下杯。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. He has been mugged more than once.
   他已是不止一次被抢劫了。
6. He's a mug as far as women are concerned
   在女性眼里，他是个傻瓜。
7. I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.
   我觉得签这个协议真傻。
8. 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。
9. Dieting is a mug's game.
   傻瓜才节食。
10. 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。
11. It is advisable to mug up on your Spanish, too, as few locals speak English.
    你最好能突击提高一下你的西班牙语，因为当地没多少人讲英语。
12. He allowed a fine patina of old coffee to develop around the inside of the mug.
    他任由大杯内壁积聚上一层薄薄的咖啡垢。
13. She sipped from her coffee mug, watching him over the rim
    她端着咖啡杯小口地喝着，目光越过杯沿注视着他。
14. The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day
    犯人们每日三餐靠一碗稀粥度日。
15. Having finished his coffee, he swilled out the mug and left it on the draining board.
    喝完咖啡后，他涮了涮杯子然后把它放在滴水板上。
16. I must mug up some facts about shakespeare's language if I am to take the exam.
    如果我要参加下周的考试，那就得拼命死记一些有关莎翁在遣词造句方面的知识。
17. What an ugly mug!
    多难看的一张脸！
18. I'd like a mug of draught beer.
    来（一）扎啤酒。
19. Eg. I give him a coffee mug half-full of water.
    我给他递过去一个咖啡杯，装了半杯水。
20. I'm tired of looking at your ugly mug!
    你那丑陋的嘴脸我看腻了！
21. Whose is this mug? Is this yours, john?
    这是谁的大杯子？约翰，是你的吗？
22. I had a mug of tea and a bacon sandwich.
    我喝了一大杯茶，又吃了一个熏咸肉三明治。
23. Fork and spoon, a mug and a bowl.
    叉子和勺子、一个杯子和一个碗。
24. Who got lipstick on my mug?
    谁把唇膏弄到我水杯上了？
25. This guy tried to mug me, and I swung on him and he sliced me.
    有个家伙想打劫，我一拳打过去，他割伤了我。
26. Joey, look at this guy's mug.
    乔伊，看看这家伙的脸。
27. Just so long as I don't match my mug shots.
    只要我不和我的面部照片匹配。
28. I bought a mug that looks similar to the one in this post.
    我买了咖啡杯看起来相似，将其中的这个职位。
29. And your ugly mug would be in the picture.
    你的丑脸会在照片中。
30. It sticks out all over your mug.
    你的嘴脸上都贴满了。

  face countenance mug visage【导航词义：脸】

  face n. 脸，面部

〔辨析〕普通用词，指头部的正面。

  countenance n. 〈文〉面容；面部表情

〔辨析〕指脸部或脸部表情。

  mug n. 〈口，非正式〉脸；鬼脸

〔辨析〕指人的脸，也可指开玩笑或恶作剧时扮的怪相。

  visage n. 〈文〉脸，面容

〔辨析〕主要用于文学作品中，不用于日常会话和一般写作中。

mug sth↔up

mug up on sth

1. 突击式学习
   to learn sth, especially in a short time for a particular purpose, for example an exam
   1. a mug of coffee
      一大杯咖啡

n.

a mug's game

• 徒劳无功的事；不易成功的事；不易获利的事
  an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profit

noun

1. with handle and usually cylindrical

2. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

   Synonym:    countenancephysiognomyphizvisagekissersmiler

3. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

   Synonym:    chumpfoolgullmarkpatsyfall guysuckersoft touch

4. the quantity that can be held in a mug

   Synonym:    mugful

verb

1. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
   1. I was mugged in the streets of New York last night