| 释义 |
pup /pʌp/
●sell sb/buy a ˈpup (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) sell sb or be sold sth that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid for it 卖给某人伪劣货；买到伪劣货◆I’m wondering whether this really is a genuine Rolex. Do you think I’ve been sold a pup?
我怀疑这是不是真的劳力士，你觉得我买了假货吗？ ORIGIN The idea behind this idiom seems to be that someone dishonestly sells a young dog with no experience to someone who is expecting a more valuable older trained dog. 这个表达法的原义是，有人使用欺诈手段，把一条未经训练的幼犬当作一条身价不菲、训练有素的成年狗卖了出去。 |