| 单词 | bum |
| 释义 | bum (bʌm ) Word forms: bums , bumming , bummed 1. countable noun Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on. [British, informal] 2. countable noun A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working occasionally or by asking people for money. [US, informal] 3. countable noun If someone refers to another person as a bum, they think that person is worthless or irresponsible. [informal, disapproval] You're all a bunch of bums. Synonyms: loafer, lounger, piker [Australian, New Zealand, slang], dodger 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Some people use bum to describe a situation that they find unpleasant or annoying. [informal] He knows you're getting a bum deal. Synonyms: bad, poor, inadequate, pathetic 5. verb If you bum something off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you. [informal] Mind if I bum a cigarette? [VERB noun] Synonyms: scrounge [informal], cadge, beg, touch (someone) for [slang] 6. See also beach bum 7. bums on seats phrase If the organizers of an event such as a concert want to put bums on seats, they want a lot of people to attend it. [British, informal] He is one of the few players who puts bums on seats. Phrasal verbs: bum around phrasal verb If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do. [informal] I think they're just bumming around at the moment, not doing a lot. [VERB PARTICLE] She went off to bum around the world with a boyfriend. [VERB PARTICLE] Idioms: a bum steer [mainly US, informal] information that is wrong and misleading Did you give me a bum steer about your name and address? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 屁股, 糟糕的, 讨要 Japanese: お尻, ひどい, ねだる |
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