Padrão de uso:
a jug of [liquid]
She filled a jug with cold water and put it on the table.
Could you pass me the milk jug, please?
He poured the orange juice from the jug into four glasses.
The restaurant serves wine in a clay jug.
There was a large jug of iced tea next to the plates.
Exemplos para estudantes
The jug is full of water.
He pours milk from the jug into his cup.
Please bring a jug of juice to the table.
I put a glass and a jug of water in your room.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse “jug” and “pitcher.” In British English, “jug” is the normal word for a handled container used to pour drinks, while in American English “pitcher” is more common for this meaning and “jug” often suggests a larger or more closed container, sometimes with a screw cap.
Significado
Handled container for pouring liquids
Colocações
milk jug
|water jug
|jug of water
|jug of milk
|beer jug
|plastic jug
Sinônimos
pitcher (Common in American English; usually refers to a similar open container used for serving drinks.)
Antônimos
bottle (A contrasting type of liquid container that is usually narrow, with a small opening and no handle, and not mainly for pouring at the table.)
Temas
daily life
|food
|household
|daily_life
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A container with a handle that you use to hold and pour liquids like water, milk, or juice.
A deep container, usually with a handle and a lip or spout, used for holding and pouring liquids such as water, milk, or juice.
Padrão de uso:
[someone]'s jugs
He made a gross comment about her jugs and got told off immediately.
Undorító megjegyzést tett a csöcseire, és azonnal leteremtették.
The comedian’s joke about “big jugs” upset some people in the audience.
A komikus „nagy csöcsökről” szóló poénja felháborított néhány embert a közönségben.
Using words like “jugs” to talk about women’s bodies is considered disrespectful.
Exemplos para estudantes
The word “jugs” for breasts is very rude.
A „jugs” szó, ha női mellre használják, nagyon durva.
You should not talk about a woman’s jugs at work.
A munkahelyen nem szabad egy nő csöcseiről beszélni.
He was criticized for using the word “jugs” to describe a woman.
Erro comum:
Learners may not realize how vulgar and objectifying this word is. It should be avoided in polite conversation, in mixed company, and in most professional situations. Use neutral words like “breasts” in formal or respectful contexts.
Significado
Vulgar slang for breasts
Colocações
big jugs
|nice jugs
|flash her jugs
|showing her jugs
Sinônimos
boobs (Very common informal word; still slang but usually felt as less crude and aggressive than “jugs.”)
Antônimos
flat-chested (Describes someone with very small breasts; effectively the opposite situation of having noticeably large “jugs.”)
Temas
body
|slang
|sexuality
|relationships
Definição
A very rude slang word for a woman's breasts, usually used in the plural form “jugs.”
A crude, vulgar slang term for a woman's breasts, almost always used in the plural form “jugs.”
Padrão de uso:
in the jug
He spent five years in the jug for armed robbery.
Öt évet ült sitten fegyveres rablásért.
They said if he got caught again, he'd end up back in the jug.
Azt mondták, ha megint elkapják, visszakerül a sittre.
After ten years in the jug, he struggled to adjust to normal life.
Exemplos para estudantes
He is in the jug for stealing a car.
Autólopás miatt sitten van.
The police caught him, and now he is in the jug.
Elkapták a rendőrök, és most sitten van.
After many years in the jug, he was finally free.
Erro comum:
Learners may think “jug” is a normal word for prison. In fact, it is slang and somewhat dated, and is used mostly in older books, films, or deliberately colorful speech. Use “prison” or “jail” in neutral modern English.
Significado
Slang term for prison
Colocações
in the jug
|thrown in the jug
|land in the jug
|out of the jug
Sinônimos
jail (The normal everyday word for a place where criminals are kept; not as old-fashioned as “jug.”)
Antônimos
freedom (Describes the condition of not being locked up, which is the opposite of being in “the jug.”)
Temas
crime
|law
|slang
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A slang word for prison, usually said as “the jug.”
A slang, somewhat old-fashioned word for prison, especially in the phrase “the jug.”
Padrão de uso:
to jug [someone]
The judge threatened to jug him if he broke the law again.
A bíró azzal fenyegette, hogy lecsukja, ha újra megszegi a törvényt.
They finally jugged the gang leader after years of investigation.
Több évnyi nyomozás után végül lecsukták a bandavezért.
He was jugged for ten years on drug charges.
Exemplos para estudantes
The police want to jug him for his crimes.
A rendőrök le akarják csukni a bűneiért.
If you do that again, they will jug you.
Ha ezt még egyszer megteszed, lecsuknak.
He was jugged for many years after the trial.
Erro comum:
Learners may assume this verb is common. In modern English it is quite rare and clearly slangy or old-fashioned. In normal speech and writing, use “send [someone] to prison,” “put [someone] in jail,” or “imprison [someone].”
Significado
To put someone in prison
Colocações
jug him
|jugged for life
|jugged for ten years
|jug the offenders
Sinônimos
imprison (More formal and neutral; used in serious or legal contexts instead of slangy “jug.”)
Antônimos
release (Means to let someone out of prison, which is the opposite of putting them in prison.)
Definição
To put someone in prison, said in a slang or humorous way.
To send someone to prison, or to lock them up in prison, especially as a slang or humorous expression.
Padrão de uso:
play the jug
He learned to play the jug in a small country blues band.
Egy kis country blues zenekarban tanult meg korsón játszani.
The jug gave the group a deep, buzzing bass line.
A korsó mély, zümmögő basszusalapot adott az együttesnek.
In a traditional jug band, someone always plays the jug as the bass instrument.
She pressed the jug to her lips and produced a surprisingly low note.
Exemplos para estudantes
He plays the jug in a folk band.
Egy folkzenekarban korsón játszik.
The jug makes a low, deep sound.
A korsó mély, alacsony hangot ad ki.
In this band, one person plays the guitar and one person plays the jug.
Erro comum:
Learners may think this always refers to any jug used for liquids. In this musical sense, “jug” specifically means the container when it is used as an instrument, often in the phrase “play the jug” or “jug band.”
Significado
Jug used as a musical instrument
Colocações
play the jug
|jug player
|jug band
|clay jug
|stoneware jug
Sinônimos
bass instrument (A general term for any low-pitched instrument; it does not specifically suggest the homemade style of a “jug.”)
Antônimos
flute (A high-pitched wind instrument, contrasting with the low, bass sound produced by a jug.)
Temas
music
|arts
|arts_entertainment
Definição
A jug that someone blows into or across the top of to make low musical notes, often in folk or blues bands.
A hollow container, such as a stoneware or glass jug, used as a simple bass musical instrument by blowing across or into its opening, especially in folk or blues music.
Padrão de uso:
to jug [meat/food]
Many traditional English recipes call for you to jug the hare in red wine.
Sok hagyományos angol recept szerint a vadnyulat vörösborban, fedett edényben lassan kell párolni.
The chef decided to jug the rabbit with herbs and port.
A séf úgy döntött, hogy a nyulat zöldfűszerekkel és portói borral, fedett edényben lassan párolja.
This old cookbook explains how to jug small game birds.
They served jugged hare with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
Exemplos para estudantes
The recipe tells you to jug the hare in wine.
A recept szerint a vadnyulat borban kell lassan párolni.
My grandmother used to jug rabbit in a big pot.
A nagymamám régen egy nagy edényben lassan párolta a nyulat.
Jugged hare is cooked slowly in a pot with sauce.
Erro comum:
Learners may assume “jug” here means to put the meat inside a normal drinks jug. In cooking, it simply means to cook it slowly in a covered pot or similar container with liquid, especially in fixed phrases like “jugged hare.”
Significado
Cook slowly in a covered jug or pot
Colocações
jugged hare
|jugged rabbit
|jug the hare
|jugged steak
Sinônimos
stew (Very close in meaning; “stew” is broader and more common, not tied to the idea of a jug or special dish names.)
Antônimos
grill (A contrasting cooking method involving direct dry heat, not slow cooking in liquid.)
Temas
food
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definição
To cook meat slowly in a closed pot with liquid, usually in the oven, until it is very soft.
To cook meat or other food slowly in a covered container with wine, gravy, or another liquid, usually in the oven, so that it becomes very tender.