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- a young dog小狗, 幼犬。
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- a young wolf, seal, rat, or other mammal（小狼、小海豹、小老鼠等）幼兽。
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- dated, chiefly Brit. a cheeky or arrogant boy or young man〈旧, 主英〉冒失（或自负）的男孩（或年轻人）：
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。
短语
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。
词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'arrogant young man'）： back-formation from PUPPY, interpreted as a diminutive.