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mugging

/muhg-ing/US // ˈmʌg ɪŋ //

打劫,抢劫,抢劫行为,敲诈

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an assault or threat of violence upon a person, especially with intent to rob.

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Examples

  • Still, Pig gives Cage “the time and space to be sincere once again, a rare experience for him and a rewarding one for us,” a performance that “shows that underneath the lazy mugging to the cheap seats, he’s still a soulful and careful actor.”

  • We see photographs of him with his arm around Joan Jett, two punks mugging for the camera.

  • Worse, all of this mugging business reminds Ross of when he was mugged as a child.

  • Van Straubenzee had been talking to Prince Harry on his mobile when the mugging happened at about 7.15pm in Albert Bridge Road.

  • The Wiesenthal Center has every right to build there and is the victim of a political mugging.

  • They are almost always closer to mugging and burlesque than to acting.

  • Her gang will be below playing cards or mugging-up or snoozing, and only two on deck seeing her home!

  • They were chortling, pointing at each other, mugging for the camera.

  • I do know a certain amount about harmony already; I have been mugging it up for the last three years.

  • The shotgun squad keeps the riots, the mugging, and all the humbug out.

  • Everyone admired Hill in a way, though the suspicion of “mugging” clung to him.