hump [hʌmp] noun LUMP 隆起 countable ■a large round raised area or part 隆起;凸起•The car hit a hump in the road and swerved.汽车撞上了路面的一个隆起而突然转向。 •UK Local residents are asking for speed humps (= raised areas across the road which make people drive slowly) to be installed in their street.当地居民要求在大街上设置减速丘。 countable ■a round raised part on a person's or animal's back 驼峰;(人的)驼背•Some types of camel have two humps and others have one.有些种类的骆驼有两个驼峰,而其他的只有一个。 ⇒ See also humpbacked [hʌmp] noun ANGER 愤怒 [hʌmp] noun be over the hump informal ■to be past the most difficult or dangerous part of an activity or period of time 完成了最困难的部分;渡过难关•It's been hard work but I think we're over the hump now.这是一项很艰苦的工作,但我想我们已经完成最困难的部分了。 [hʌmp] noun get the hump UK informal ■to get upset and annoyed with someone because you think they have done something bad to you 生气;闷闷不乐 [hʌmp] verb CARRY 搬运 transitive usually + adverb or preposition informal ■to carry or lift something heavy with difficulty (费力地)扛,背,驮•My back really aches after humping those heavy boxes around all day.扛了一天那些很重的箱子,我的背真的很痛。 [hʌmp] verb HAVE SEX 性交 intransitive or transitive offensive ■to have sex (with someone) (与某人)性交 |