单词 | pup |
释义 | pup (pʌp ) Word forms: pups 1. countable noun B1+ A pup is a young dog. I'll get you an Alsatian pup for Christmas. 2. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] The young of some other animals, for example seals, are called pups. Two thousand grey seal pups are born there every autumn. Idioms: be sold a pup [British] to buy or accept something and then feel deceived because it is not as good as you thought it would be No-one is being sold a pup. What you see is what you get. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: young pup I was just a young pup then, but it will be just as special this time, having all my family there. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Users play a young pup, which has lost its pack and needs to find a new one. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Mind you, this young pup is pretty special. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The young pup who swanned into the spotlight might have raised hackles among colleagues slogging through the ranks. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Translations: Chinese: 幼犬 Japanese: 子犬 |
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