| 释义 |
chug
I. \ˈchəg\ noun
also chug-chug \ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\
(-s)
Etymology: imitative
: a sound made by or suggestive of the muffled firing of an engine; typically : one of a series of dull explosive sounds made by a laboring engine
II. intransitive verb
(chugged ; chugged ; chugging ; chugs)
1. : to make chugs : make the intermittent explosive sound of a firing motor
< chugging overladen old cars — Russell Lord >
2. : to proceed or operate with or as if with chugs : travel in a vehicle or ship that chugs
< with 75 pounds of steam from her wood-fired boiler she puffed and chugged — Tom Marvel >
< over these highways the farmers chugged to market — American Guide Series: Washington >
III. \ˈchəg\ verb
(chugged ; chugged ; chugging ; chugs)
Etymology: by shortening
: chugalug herein |