| 释义 |
hump /hump/ noun- A rounded projection in the back due to spinal deformity
- A fatty protuberance on the back of a camel, etc
- A protuberance
- A rounded mass, eg of earth
- A long walk with one's possessions in a bundle on one's back (obs Aust)
- Despondency or annoyance, esp in the phrase have (or give someone) the hump (informal)
- The sulks (informal)
transitive verb- To bend in a hump
- To hunch
- To exert oneself (informal)
- To hurry (slang)
- To vex or annoy (slang)
- To shoulder, to carry on the back (orig Aust)
- To carry, to heave (heavy loads) (informal)
- To have sexual intercourse with (someone) (vulgar sl)
intransitive verb- To put forth effort
- To have sexual intercourse (vulgar sl)
ORIGIN: Origin obscure humped adjective Having a hump humˈper noun (informal) Someone who carries heavy loads, eg a porter in a market humpˈy adjective - Full of humps or protuberances
- Having a hump or humps
- Sulky, irritable (informal)
humpˈback noun - A back with a hump or hunch
- A person with a humpback
- A Pacific species of salmon
- A whale with a humplike dorsal fin
humpˈ-back or humpˈ-backed adjective Having a humpback humpback bridge noun A bridge with a sharp rise in the middle hump the bluey (Aust) To travel on foot, carrying a bundle of possessions over the hump (informal) Past the crisis or difficulty |