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).
雙語例句
1. Pug spied Harry Hopkins slouching alone in a gray suit by himself.
帕格瞥見哈里·霍普金斯穿著一身灰色衣服,獨自一個人沒精打采地走過去.
來自辭典例句
2. That's why this thing's hit me like an earthquake, Pug.
這就是為什么這件事像地震那樣沖擊了我, 帕格.
來自辭典例句
3. The party separated into three cars, with Pug driving the British guests.
客人們分乘三輛汽車, 帕格開著送英國客人的那輛.
來自辭典例句
4. Pug saw no reason not to relieve Hickman straight off.
帕格發現沒有理由不去馬上接替希克曼.
來自辭典例句
5. Pug saw vast quantities of Lend - Lease material in use.