chug
chug — verb
- chugpresent simple I / you / we / they
- chugshe / she / it
- chuggedpast simple
- chugging-ing form
1. When an engine or vehicle chugs, it moves slowly while making a repeated low sou
When an engine or vehicle chugs, it moves slowly while making a repeated low sound like 'chug, chug, chug'.
The old tractor chugged slowly up the hill, carrying a load of hay.
chugged + up [place] — direction preposition
From the kitchen window, Anya watched the train chug past the garden.
The little boat chugged across the lake toward the small island.
A rusty pickup truck chugged to a stop outside the market.
Mira could hear the generator chugging all night behind the hospital.
文法句型
[engine/vehicle] + chug + adverb/preposition
常見錯誤
2. To drink a drink, especially an alcoholic one, very quickly in large amounts wit
To drink a drink, especially an alcoholic one, very quickly in large amounts without stopping.
Felix chugged his whole bottle of water after finishing the ten-kilometer run.
chugged + [drink] after [activity]
Someone dared Bao to chug a can of soda in just ten seconds.
"Don't chug your coffee — you'll burn your tongue!" Tara warned her little brother.
Omar chugged the energy drink and then went straight back onto the field.
Takeshi chugged a glass of water before heading out into the afternoon heat.
文法句型
chug + [drink]
用法筆記
This sense is informal and mainly used in spoken English. The object is always a liquid in a container (bottle, can, glass). You cannot chug food or solid items.
常見錯誤
chug — noun
1. The repeated low sound that a machine or engine makes while running, especially
The repeated low sound that a machine or engine makes while running, especially when moving slowly.
The only sound was the steady chug of the ferry's motor.
the chug of [engine]
From inside the tent, Joon listened to the chug of an old diesel engine.
The chug of the generator stopped at dawn, and silence returned to the camp.
Through the fog came the slow chug of a fishing boat heading out to sea.
Rohan could hear the familiar chug of his neighbor's lawn mower across the street.
文法句型
the chug + of + [engine/vehicle]