plural bums
plural bums
Learner's definition of BUM
[count]
1
chiefly US, informal + disapproving : a person who has no place to live and no job and who asks people for money流浪汉;流浪乞丐 2
informal : a person who is lazy or who does something badly懒汉;废物 -
Get to work, you lazy bum!干活去,你这个懒鬼!
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“He didn't even bother to write.” “What a bum!”“他连写都懒得写。”“真是个懒鬼!”
3
: a person who spends a lot of time relaxing and doing something fun rather than working(痴迷于某项娱乐的)…痴,…迷 2 bum /ˈbʌm/ verb
bums; bummed; bumming
bums; bummed; bumming
Learner's definition of BUM
[+ object] informal
: to get (something) for free by asking : to ask for and get (something)乞求;讨得
bum around
[phrasal verb] informal or British bum about 1
bum around/about or bum around/about (a place) : to spend time relaxing in (a place) instead of working(在某地)休闲,放松 2
bum around/about (a place) : to spend time living and traveling in (a place) without a job or much money游荡;闲荡 3 bum /ˈbʌm/ verb
bums; bummed; bumming
bums; bummed; bumming
Learner's definition of BUM
US, informal
1
[+ object] : to cause (someone) to feel sad or disappointed使难过;使失望 —
usually + out 2
always used in progressive tenses,
[no object] : to feel sad or disappointed about something感到难过;感到失望
— bummed
adjective [more bummed; most bummed] 4 bum /ˈbʌm/ adjective
Learner's definition of BUM
always used before a noun informal
1
: of bad quality劣质的;差的 — see also bum rap at 1rap 2
: not legally acceptable : not valid不合法的;无效的 3
US : injured or damaged受伤的;受损的 5 bum /ˈbʌm/ noun
plural bums
plural bums
Learner's definition of BUM
[count] chiefly British, informal
: the part of the body that you sit on : buttocks屁股 -
He slipped and fell on his bum. [=behind, backside, bottom]他滑了一下,一屁股坐在了地上。
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Get off your bum [=butt] and get to work!起来,干活去!
get/put bums on seats
British, informal
: to attract people to see a movie, play, game, etc.吸引观众(观看)