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单词 bum
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bum

noun
/bʌm/
/bʌm/
(informal)Idioms
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  1. (British English) the part of the body that you sit on
    • They've been sitting on their bums all day, doing nothing.
    synonym backside, behind, bottomTopics Bodyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • bare
    verb + bum
    • feel
    • pinch
    • sit on
    phrases
    • put bums on seats
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  2. (especially North American English) a person who has no home or job and who asks other people for money or food
    • a beach bum (= somebody who spends all their time on the beach, without having a job)
    • The city at night intimidated me with the bums and dealers shouting out abuse.
    Extra Examples
    • He dropped out of college and became a beach bum.
    • He left college to lead the life of a beach bum.
  3. a lazy person who does nothing for other people or for society
    • He's nothing but a no-good bum!
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • lazy
    • drunken
    • beach
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  4. Word Originnoun sense 1 late Middle English: of unknown origin. noun senses 2 to 3 mid 19th cent.: probably from bummer.
Idioms
bums on seats
  1. (British English, informal) used to refer to the number of people who attend a show, talk, etc., especially when emphasizing the need or desire to attract a large number
    • They're not bothered about attracting the right audience—they just want bums on seats.
give somebody/get the bum’s rush
  1. (informal, especially North American English) to force somebody/be forced to leave a place quickly
    • He was soon given the bum's rush from the club.

bum

verb
/bʌm/
/bʌm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bum
/bʌm/
/bʌm/
he / she / it bums
/bʌmz/
/bʌmz/
past simple bummed
/bʌmd/
/bʌmd/
past participle bummed
/bʌmd/
/bʌmd/
-ing form bumming
/ˈbʌmɪŋ/
/ˈbʌmɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. bum something (off somebody) (informal) to get something from somebody by asking synonym cadge
    • Can I bum a cigarette off you?
  2. bum somebody (out) (North American English, informal) to make somebody feel upset or disappointedTopics Feelingsc2
  3. Word Originverb mid 19th cent.: probably from bummer.

bum

adjective
/bʌm/
/bʌm/
[only before noun] (informal)
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  1. of bad quality; wrong or not worth anything
    • He didn't play one bum note.
    • a bum deal (= a situation where you do not get what you deserve or have paid for)
    Word Originadjective mid 19th cent.: probably from bummer.
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