what it contains — fclA (
(ftjt ) : a mug
of coffee —A If #® B# 3 {slang) a person’s face (
Afft ) fjA I
never want to see his ugly mug again.
l£fftffi?L 4 (informal) a person who is
stupid and easy to trick ^ jH ; M : They made me look a complete mug. 0 He’s no mug. ftknf
IT5T?n a 'mug’s game {disapproving, especially BrE) an activity that is
unlikely to be successful or make a profit *j
m verb (-gg-) 1 [VN] to attack sb
violently in order to steal their money, especially in a public place ( ) fj&\
jfcKj, : She had been mugged in the street in
broad
daylight. A Aft B 2.T1, 2 [V] - (for
sb/sth) {informal, especially NAmE) to make silly expressions
with your face or behave in a silly, exaggerated way, especially on the stage
or before a camera ( Xfm
tomugforthe
cameras IflftHilB
IJIIM ,mug sth-'up |
,mug 'up on sth {BrE, informal) to learn sth,
especially in a short time for a particular purpose, for example an exam
mugger /'mAg0(r)/ noun a person who
threatens or attacks sb in order to steal their money, especially in a public
place
mug ging /‘mAgir)/ noun [U, C] the crime of
attacking sb violently, or threatening to do so, in order to steal their money,
especially in a public place
S&ffrSjfP: Mugging is on the increase, ffc 3E H M ± f\ 0 There have been several muggings here
recently.
mug-gins /'mAginz/ noun [sing.] {BrE, informal, humorous) used without ‘a’ or
‘the’ to refer to yourself when you feel stupid because you have let yourself
be treated unfairly ( a j£ the, $
£4111 ) $!/&, And muggins here had to clean up
all the mess.
muggy /'mAgi/ adj. (of weather A H) warm and damp in an
unpleasant way fS| ?#] 31 Eft H771 close : a muggy August day AM M$^(ft-*;A
Mug
hal /‘murgail/
noun = mogul(2)
mug-shot /‘mAgjDt; NAmE -Ja:t/ noun {informal) a photograph of sb’s
face kept by the police in their records to identify criminals (
mugwump /'mAgwAmp/ noun {NAmE, often disapproving) a person who cannot
decide how to vote or who refuses to support a political party
(ftA;
Mu-ham-mad
(also
Mo-ham-med)
/ma'haemid/
noun the Arab Prophet through whom the Koran was revealed and the religion of Islam
established and completed
h,' (fiAM» lft^/A )
mu ja he din (also mu-ja-hi-din, mu ja hed
din, mu-ja-
hi-deen) /,mu:d3aha'di:n/
noun [pi.] (in some Muslim countries $tH[I]^)
soldiers fighting in support of their strong Muslim beliefs H #t H $ #; 1# ^
PAM
muk-luk /'mAklAk/ noun {CanE) a high soft winter
boot that is traditionally made with the skin of seals ^
it mmm (>
mu latto /mju'lmtau; ma'l-; NAmE -too/ noun (pi -os or -oes) {offensive) a person with one
black parent and one white parent MSflJfiUL
mul berry /'mAlbari; NAmE -beri/ noun {pi -ies) 1 (also 'mulberry tree) [C] a tree with broad
dark green leaves and berries that
can be eaten. Silkworms (that
make silk) eat the leaves of the white mulberry. #M2[C] the small purple or
white
mulch /mAitJV noun, verb
m noun [C, U] material, for
example, decaying leaves, that you put around a plant to protect its base and
its roots, to improve the quality of the soil or to stop weeds growing mm, rtM ( i£#±Mc
)
verb [VN] to cover the
soil or the roots of a plant with a mulch )
mule /mju:l/ noun 1 an animal that has a
horse and a donkey as parents,
used especially for carrying loads MX: He’s as stubborn
as a mule. %{$.MX—
2 {slang) a person who is paid
to take drugs illegally from one country to another ® it is # If 3 a slipper (= a soft shoe for wearing
indoors) that is open around the heel ( —
picture o shoe
mule-teer /,mju:la'tia(r); NAmE -'tir/ noun a person who controls mules (= the animals) and makes them go
in the right direction IMMA
mul ish /'mjuiliJV adj. unwilling to
change your mind or attitude or to do what other people want you to do $Jlft; Pm STUBBORN
mull /mAl/ verb ld!l;Wfi ,mull sth—'over to spend time thinking
carefully about a plan or proposal iXMWM, SSS# ( i+$h ) EEEJ consider: I need
some time to mull it over
before making a decision.
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mul lah /'mAla; 'mula/ noun a Muslim teacher of
religion and holy law XJ& ( )
mulled /mAld/ adj. [only before noun]
mulled wine has been mixed with sugar and spices and heated (
m) $AM#*4^Mift
mul let /'mAlit/ noun 1 {pi mul-let) [C, U] a sea fish that
is used for food. The two main types are red mullet and grey mullet. Mii; J$M 2 [C] {informal) a hairstyle
for
men in which the hair is short at the front and sides and long at the back ( MX£M, ituffilflW
t'JlftAA®, J®J5lftA£-fc)
mul li ga tawny /.mAliga’taini/ noun [U] a hot spicy soup,
originally from India ( M i ft! ft ® k
M
mumim From a Tamil word
meaning ‘pepper water’. M
mul-lion /'mAlian/
noun
{architecture li)
a solid vertical piece of stone, wood or metal between two parts of a window (
Hi Hi a]#) ) Jgfli, ►mul-lioned /'mAliand/ adj. [only before noun]: mullioned windows WIlMWWH multi- /'mAlti/ combining form (in nouns and adjectives more
than one; many
multicoloured g&tfj 0 a
multimillionaire Jl’SfTf M o a multimillion-dollar business 0 a
multi-ethnic society
.multi-'access
adj.
{computing if) allowing several
people to use the same system at the same time ( %.
m)gmmam,
multi-buy /'mAltibai/ adj. {BrE) used for
describing items in a shop/store that are cheaper if you buy several of them (jl§i§p).^AnT¥'f£S(ft:
Click here to see some of our multibuy offers. —-S?
nPo ► multi-buy noun
multi-cast /‘mAltikaist; NAmE -kaest/ verb [VN] {technical A To) to send data
across a computer network to several users at the same time (
^ ) ► multi-cast noun [U, C]
multichannel /‘mAltitJaenl/ adj. having or using many
different television or communication channels
gMMM: -IIIW
multi-col oured /.mAlti'kAlad; NAmE -'kAlard/ {BrE
also multi-col-our)
(NAmE also multi-col-or) adj. consisting of or
decorated with many colours, especially bright ones ^ & (ft; 21 itl
6-J: a multicoloured dress iXXf
multi cul tural /.mAlti'kAltJaral/ adj. for or including
people of several different races, religions, languages and traditions We live in
a multicultural
society, fi ff] A. rS A - -A A it &-J fi; A Ac o a
multicultural approach to education
multi-cul-tural-ism /.mAltl'kAltJaralizam/
noun [U] the practice of giving importance to all cultures in a
society %7tXiki.X ( WMK&XmXik ) multi-discip linary /.mAltidisa'plinari; NAmE
-'disa- planeri/ adj. involving several different subjects of study ( ) g£ n^f4lft: a multidisciplinary course
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