bum
n.(名词)
A tramp; a vagrant.
流浪者;游民
A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
懒鬼,游手好闲的人:一个懒惰或得过且过的人,尤指靠别人施舍过生活的人
An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person:
笨蛋,废物:一个无能的、可鄙的或可恶的人:
例句:
The batter called the pitcher a bum.
打击手骂投手是个笨蛋
One who is devoted to a particular activity or milieu:
爱好者:沉溺于某项活动或娱乐中的人:
例句:
a beach bum.
沉溺于海滩运动的人
v.(动词)
bummed,bum.ming,bums
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To live by begging and scavenging from place to place. Often used witharound.
乞丐,流浪者:靠从一地到另一地的乞讨和拣拾垃圾为生,常与around 连用
To loaf.
混日子,闲荡
v.tr.(及物动词)
To acquire by begging; cadge.See Synonyms at cadge
乞讨,乞求:通过乞讨面获得;乞求参见 cadge
adj.(形容词)
Inferior; worthless:
质量低劣的;无价值的:
例句:
gave me bum advice; did a bum job of fixing the car.
给了我毫无价值的建议;修车修得真差劲
Disabled; malfunctioning:
残废的;不灵的:
例句:
a bum shoulder.
不灵便的肩膀
Unfavorable or unfair:
不合理的,不公平的:
例句:
got a bum deal on my final grade for the course.
这门课我最后得了一个不公平的分数
Unpleasant; lousy:
令人不快的;讨厌的:
例句:
had a bum time at the party.
晚会上过得很不愉快
<习惯用语>on the bum
Living as a vagrant or a tramp.
象流浪者似的生活
Out of order; broken.
出毛病;坏掉
来源:
Back-formation from bummer
源自 bummer的逆构词
bum
bum 2
n.Chiefly British (名词)【多用于英国】
The buttocks.
屁股,臀部
来源:
Middle English bom
中古英语 bom