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单词 chump
释义
chumpchump /tʃʌmp/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINchump
Origin:
1800-1900 chump ‘thick piece of wood’ (18-19 centuries), perhaps from chunk + lump
Examples
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  • Caldecott was the epitome of the public school chump that Nick detested.
  • From literal chump to deserving champ.
  • From national champs to national chumps.
  • I mean, a chump who spends an entire three-hour train ride returning voice mail?
  • None of that circus water Loretta dished us out when the chumps were buying.
  • Stockbrokers, politicians and company chairmen hanker after retail investors for the same, simple reason: they think they are chumps.
  • The big chump didn't know what to do.
  • This is a fine time for Mum to go off her chump, he said to himself as he began his walk.
1 informal someone who is silly or stupid, and who is easily deceived2chump chop/steak British English a thick piece of meat with a bone in it
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