mug up

英 [mʌɡ ʌp]

美 [mʌɡ ʌp]

（口）考前赶（功课）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 攻读;快速学习
  If youmug upa subject ormug up onit, you study it quickly, so that you can remember the main facts about it.
  1. ...visitors who want to mug up their knowledge in the shortest possible time...
     想在尽可能短的时间内突击学习知识的参观者
  2. It is advisable to mug up on your Spanish, too, as few locals speak English.
     你最好能突击提高一下你的西班牙语，因为当地没多少人讲英语。

英英释义

verb

• study intensively, as before an exam
  1. I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
  Synonym:cramgrind awaydrumbone upswotget upswot upbone

双语例句

• Clemenza had given him copies of the police mug shots of the two punks, the dope on where the punks went drinking every night to pick up bar girls.
  克莱门沙已经给了他那两个人在警察局的照片的复印件，以及这两个人都在哪里找女孩子。
• I've got to mug up my history before tomorrow's exam.
  我不得不在明天考试前抓紧复习历史。
• I must mug up some formulas if I am to take the examination next week.
  如果下星期我要参加考试的话，我就必须熟记一些公式。
• I will mug up the laws on this subject before I advise my friends.
  在给朋友提建议之前，我将先把这方面的规则记熟。
• Many of us depend on a mug of freshly brewed coffee to perk us up in the mornings.
  很多人每天早上都要靠一杯现煮的咖啡才能醒过来。
• It is advisable to mug up on your Spanish, too, as few locals speak English.
  你最好能突击提高一下你的西班牙语，因为当地没多少人讲英语。
• I must mug up some facts about shakespeare's language if I am to take the exam.
  如果我要参加下周的考试，那就得拼命死记一些有关莎翁在遣词造句方面的知识。
• This silly toilet-shaped mug ($ 11.99) holds up to12-ounces of your favorite hot beverage.
  这款马桶造型的杯子能装下12盎司液体，把你最爱的饮料放在里面吧。
• In the first one English class, the teacher will convey give us a clear message: as constituting basic language materials, new words is must mug up, Any other shortcuts are fools gold.
  在第一堂英语课上，老师就传达给我们一个清晰的消息：作为构成语言的基本的材料，生词是必须熟记的；任何其他的捷径都是愚人金。
• Rita: What's with the "I love my boss" mug? Are you sucking up to me?
  莉塔：这个上面写‘我爱我的主管’的马克杯是什么？你在拍我马屁吗？