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。
〈旧,主英〉 冒失(或自负)的男孩(或年轻人)
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you saucy young pup! 你这冒失无礼的傻小子!
(of bitches and certain other female animals) give birth to young
(母狗等雌兽)产仔。
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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
"late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘arrogant young man’): back-formation from