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).
实用例句
1. Pug spied Harry Hopkins slouching alone in a gray suit by himself.
帕格瞥见哈里·霍普金斯穿着一身灰色衣服,独自一个人没精打采地走过去.来自辞典例句
2. That's why this thing's hit me like an earthquake, Pug.
这就是为什么这件事像地震那样冲击了我, 帕格.来自辞典例句
3. The party separated into three cars, with Pug driving the British guests.
客人们分乘三辆汽车, 帕格开着送英国客人的那辆.来自辞典例句
4. Pug saw no reason not to relieve Hickman straight off.
帕格发现没有理由不去马上接替希克曼.来自辞典例句
5. Pug saw vast quantities of Lend - Lease material in use.
