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BNC: 9048 COCA: 7773

bum

1 bum /ˈbʌm/ noun
plural bums
1 bum
/ˈbʌm/
noun
plural bums
Learner's definition of BUM
[count]
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
informal : a person who is lazy or who does something badly懒汉;废物
: 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
compare 5bum
2 bum /ˈbʌm/ verb
bums; bummed; bumming
2 bum
/ˈbʌm/
verb
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
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
bum around/about (a place) : to spend time living and traveling in (a place) without a job or much money游荡;闲荡
compare 3bum
3 bum /ˈbʌm/ verb
bums; bummed; bumming
3 bum
/ˈbʌm/
verb
bums; bummed; bumming
Learner's definition of BUM
US, informal
[+ object] : to cause (someone) to feel sad or disappointed使难过;使失望usually + out
always used in progressive tenses, [no object] : to feel sad or disappointed about something感到难过;感到失望
compare 2bum

— bummed

adjective [more bummed; most bummed]
4 bum /ˈbʌm/ adjective
4 bum
/ˈbʌm/
adjective
Learner's definition of BUM
always used before a noun informal
: of bad quality劣质的;差的
see also bum rap at 1rap
: not legally acceptable : not valid不合法的;无效的
US : injured or damaged受伤的;受损的
5 bum /ˈbʌm/ noun
plural bums
5 bum
/ˈbʌm/
noun
plural bums
Learner's definition of BUM
[count] chiefly British, informal
: the part of the body that you sit on : buttocks屁股

get/put bums on seats

British, informal
: to attract people to see a movie, play, game, etc.吸引观众(观看)
compare 1bum
BNC: 9048 COCA: 7773

bum

1 of 6

noun (1)

: buttocks
fell down on his bum

bum

2 of 6

adjective

1
a
: of poor quality or nature
bum advice
b
: not valid or deserved
writing a bum check
c
: not pleasant or enjoyable
a bum trip
2
: affected or disabled by damage or injury
has a bum knee

bum

3 of 6

verb (1)

bummed; bumming

intransitive verb

1
: loaf
bummed around the house all day
2
: to spend time unemployed and often wandering
often used with around
spent a couple of months bumming around Mexico

transitive verb

: to obtain by asking or begging : cadge
bum a cigarette

bum

4 of 6

noun (2)

1
a
: one who sponges (see sponge entry 2 sense 2) off others and avoids work
He's a lazy bum.
b
: one who performs a function poorly
called the umpire a bum
c
: one whose time is devoted to a recreational activity
a beach bum
ski bums
2
: vagrant, tramp
bums sleeping on park benches

bum

5 of 6

noun (3)

: a drinking spree : bender
a 2-day bum

bum

6 of 6

verb (2)

bummed; bumming; bums

transitive verb

US, informal
: disappoint, depress
usually used with out
The news really bummed me out.
Phrases
on the bum
: with no settled residence or means of support

Example Sentences

Adjective that was bum advice that you got from that website

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English bom

Adjective

perhaps from bum entry 4

Verb (1)

probably back-formation from bummer entry 1

Noun (2)

probably short for bummer entry 1

Noun (3)

perhaps from bum entry 3

Verb (2)

probably back-formation from bummer entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

1863, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (3)

1863, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bum was in the 14th century
BNC: 9048 COCA: 7773
bum

noun¹

1 (informal) (BrE) person's bottom屁股ADJECTIVE | VERB + BUM | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig大屁股bare光屁股VERB + BUMfeel, pinch摸屁股;揑屁股A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火車上有個男子揑她屁股,她打了那人。sit on坐着They've been sitting on their bums all day, doing nothing.他們一整天就那麼坐着,什麼事都沒做。PHRASESput bums on seats招攬觀眾The tennis stars' animosity was a publicity stunt, aimed at putting bums on seats.網球球星的敵意是作秀,目的是吸引觀眾。
bum

noun²

2 (informal) (especially NAmE) lazy/useless person懶人;無用的人ADJECTIVElazy懶漢drunken酒鬼beach, ski喜歡在海灘鬼混的人;滑雪迷He dropped out of college and became a beach bum.他從大學退學,整天在海灘閒逛。

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