1560s, general term of endearment (also puggy), probably related to puck (n.2); one of the earliest senses is "sprite, imp" (1610s). The sense of "miniature dog" is from 1749 (pug-dog); that of "monkey" is 1660s. The word at various times meant "a bargeman" (1590s), "a harlot" (c. 1600), and "an upper servant in a great house" (1847).
pug 双语例句
1. Pug spied Harry Hopkins slouching alone in a gray suit by himself.
帕格瞥见哈里·霍普金斯穿着一身灰色衣服,独自一个人没精打采地走过去.
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2. That's why this thing's hit me like an earthquake, Pug.
这就是为什么这件事像地震那样冲击了我, 帕格.
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3. The party separated into three cars, with Pug driving the British guests.
客人们分乘三辆汽车, 帕格开着送英国客人的那辆.
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4. Pug saw no reason not to relieve Hickman straight off.
帕格发现没有理由不去马上接替希克曼.
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5. Pug saw vast quantities of Lend - Lease material in use.