a young dog 小狗,幼犬 ■a young wolf, seal, rat, or other mammal (小狼、小海豹、小老鼠等)幼兽 ■(dated, chieflyBrit.)a cheeky or arrogant boy or young man (旧,主英)冒失(或自负)的小伙子,年轻人 you saucy young pup!. 你这冒失无礼的傻小子!。
(pupped, pupping)
[no obj.](of bitches and certain other female animals) give birth to young (母狗等雌兽)产仔
常用词组 in pup
(of a bitch) pregnant (母狗)怀胎的
sell someone (或buy) a pup
(Brit. informal)swindle someone (or be swindled), especially by selling (or buying) something worthless (英,非正式)(尤指通过出售无用的东西来)诈骗;(因购买无用的东西而)受骗
语源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'arrogant young man'): back-formation from puppy, interpreted as a diminutive