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bums

UK //bʌmz//US //bʌmz//

词源

源自19世纪中期英语,可能模仿‘bump’或‘hum’的声音演变而来,最初指流浪汉或懒散的人。

noun

❶ 指无家可归或懒惰的人,常带有贬义,形容那些不愿工作、依赖他人生活的人。

“The park was full of bums sleeping on benches.”

(公园里到处都是睡在长椅上的流浪汉。)

“Don't be such a bum—get a job!”

(别这么懒散——去找份工作吧!)

❶ 指臀部,常用于非正式或幽默的语境中。

“She slipped and landed right on her bum.”

(她滑了一跤,直接摔在了屁股上。)

“The baby's bum was red from the diaper rash.”

(宝宝的屁股因为尿布疹而发红。)

同义词:lazybones, idler, loafer, derelict, buttocks

verb

❶ 指乞讨或蹭吃蹭喝的行为,通常带有贬义。

“He bummed a cigarette off a stranger.”

(他向陌生人讨了一支烟。)

“She's always bumming money from her friends.”

(她总是向朋友借钱。)

同义词:mooch, scrounge, cadge, sponge

常见短语

bum around — 指无所事事地闲逛或浪费时间,通常带有消极意味。

“He spent the summer bumming around the beach instead of looking for a job.”

(他整个夏天都在海滩上闲逛,而不是找工作。)

bum steer — 指错误的建议或误导性的信息,让人走了弯路。

“The taxi driver gave us a bum steer and we got lost.”

(出租车司机指错了路,结果我们迷路了。)