bum
[bʌm] noun countable
BODY PART 身体部位 mainly UK informal
■the part of the body that you sit on; bottom 屁股
[bʌm] noun countable
PERSON 人 US informal
■someone who has no home or job and lives by asking other people for money 乞丐
[bʌm] adjective [before noun] slang
■bad in quality or not useful 劣质的；无用的•He gave us bum directions, but we eventually found the place.他给我们指错了路，但是我们最后还是找到了那个地方。
[bʌm] verb transitive (-mm-) slang
■to ask someone for something without intending to pay for it 乞讨；讨要•Could I bum a cigarette off you?我能向你讨根烟吗？
[bʌm] verb transitive (-mm-) slang
Phrasal Verbs bum around informal
■to spend time being lazy and doing very little 闲逛；无所事事•I wish you'd stop bumming around and start looking for a job.希望你不要再瞎混了，赶紧去找份工作。
[bʌm] verb transitive (-mm-) slang
Phrasal Verbs bum around/about (somewhere) informal
■to travel around in different places or in a particular area, with no plans, no job and little money 流浪；闲荡；漫游•After college she spent a year bumming around the States.大学毕业后，她用了一年时间在美国国内四处走走。 |