单词 | bum |
释义 | noun | verb | adjective bumbum1 /bʌm/ noun [countable] informal 1someone, especially a man, who is lazy: Get out of bed, you lazy bum!2old-fashioned someone, especially a man, who has no home or job, and who asks people for money SYN homeless person3a beach/ski etc. bum someone who spends all his or her time on the beach, skiing, etc.4give somebody the bum’s rush informal to make someone leave a place, especially a public place, quickly: The protesters were given the bum’s rush by the police. noun | verb | adjective bumbum2 verb (bummed, bumming) [transitive] spoken to ask someone for something such as money, food, or cigarettes, without paying for them: I bummed a ride from Sue.bum something from somebody He bums money and cigarettes from all his friends.bum around something phrasal verb informal to travel around without any real plan, living very cheaply: I spent some time bumming around Europe.bum somebody out phrasal verb spoken to make someone feel sad or disappointed about something: I don’t want to bum you out, but we can’t afford to go on vacation. → see also bummed noun | verb | adjective bumbum3 adjective [only before noun, no comparative] 1a bum ankle/leg/shoulder etc. an ankle, leg, etc. that is injured so that you cannot use it much2informal bad, useless, or unfair: He got a bum deal (=was treated unfairly) when they changed his contract. Someone gave you a bum steer (=gave you bad advice). The downtown area has gotten a bum rap (=been described unfairly) in the press. |
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