Word · Frequency #5770
mugging
行凶抢劫；抢劫
mugging is the present participle of mug.
to attack and rob someone in a public place
- 1.
To assault for the purpose of robbery.
为抢劫而袭击
- 2.
To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.
为强调而夸张面部表情；做鬼脸,摆姿势,如在拍照或表演中以夸张或做作的方式
- 3.
To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot of.
拍摄以供识别；拍摄面部照片
扮鬼脸；做怪相；挤眉弄眼；给…拍面部照片；给…拍存档照；为抢劫而袭击；为强调而夸张面部表情；做鬼脸,摆姿势,如在拍照或表演中以夸张或做作的方式；拍摄以供识别；拍摄面部照片
In use
He was mugged on his way home last night.
The police are warning people not to walk alone after dark because of recent muggings.
She felt someone trying to mug her and screamed for help.
Verb forms
base mug · third person mugs · -ing mugging · past mugged · past participle mugged
动词，规则变化，常指抢劫或拍照。
Connections
Collocations
- get mugged
- 遭抢劫
- She got mugged on her way home from work.她下班回家的路上遭到了抢劫。
- mug for the camera
- 对着镜头做鬼脸
- The kids mugged for the camera at the birthday party.孩子们在生日派对上对着镜头做鬼脸。
- mug a tourist
- 抢劫游客
- Gangs often mug tourists near the train station.团伙经常在火车站附近抢劫游客。
- mugged at gunpoint
- 在枪口下遭抢劫
- He was mugged at gunpoint outside the bank.他在银行外面被人持枪抢劫了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- mug for the camera
- 对着镜头做夸张的表情The children mugged for the camera at the amusement park.孩子们在游乐园对着镜头做出夸张的表情。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象蒙面人抢包（mug），你被吓得做鬼脸，警方拍下 mug shot 存档。记住：抢劫、做鬼脸、拍面部照片。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：street crime reports、casual conversation or photo posing、police booking or ID procedures 动词 mug 各义项语域不太统一：表示“行凶抢劫”时比较常见于新闻或日常叙述；表示“做鬼脸、扮怪相”多用于非正式口语；表示“给…拍存档照”则常见于警方登记等较正式场合。因此整体语域宜看作混合。
Grammar Note
作为动词，mug 既可用作及物（如给...拍照、抢劫），也可用作不及物（如拼命用功）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with mug: their stressed vowel and following sounds match /ʌɡ/. Be careful with similar-looking words that sound different, such as muck /mʌk/ and much /mʌtʃ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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