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mut

UK /mʌt/US /mʌt/

词源

缩写自muttonhead(傻瓜)或mutton(羊肉),19世纪后期开始用于形容杂种狗,20世纪引申为侮辱性用语。

noun

❶ 指杂交狗或混种狗,常用于非正式场合,带有轻微贬义,形容血统不纯的狗。

“The stray dog was just a poor mut wandering the streets.”

(那只流浪狗只是只可怜的杂种狗在街上游荡。)

“He adopted a friendly mut from the animal shelter.”

(他从动物收容所领养了一只友好的混种狗。)

❶ 俚语中用于指愚蠢或无能的人,带有侮辱性,通常用于非正式场合。

“Don't be such a mut, you left the keys in the car again!”

(别这么蠢,你又把钥匙落在车里了!)

“He's acting like a complete mut today, forgetting everything.”

(他今天表现得像个十足的笨蛋,什么都忘了。)

同义词:mongrel, cur, half-breed, idiot, fool

常见短语

mutt and jeff — 英国俚语,指聋子(源自漫画人物),现已不常用。

“He's gone a bit mutt and jeff in his old age.”

(他年纪大了耳朵有点背了。)