- (also puppy)
a young dog 幼小动物 - (also puppy)(old-fashioned, informal)
a proud or rude young man 傲慢小子；自负无礼的青年 a young animal of various species (= types) 幼小动物 a seal pup 一只小海豹
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘arrogant young man’): back-formation from puppy, interpreted as a diminutive.
Idioms
sell somebody/buy a pup
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
to sell somebody something/to buy something that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid 卖给…（或买到）伪劣货