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“流浪乞丐；无业游民；懒汉；海滨流浪汉；游手好闲者；赶走某人；被撵走；观众；提出要；乞讨；使不安；使灰心......”， 这些意义的表达，都可以和一个单词有关：bum
bum
bum / bʌm / noun (informal)
1. (BrE) the part of the body that you sit on
屁股
SYN backside , behind , bottom
2. (especially NAmE) a person who has no home or job and who asks other people for money or food
流浪乞丐；无业游民:
a beach bum (= sb who spends all their time on the beach, without having a job)
海滨流浪汉
3. a lazy person who does nothing for other people or for society
懒汉；游手好闲者:
He's nothing but a no-good bum!
他不过是个没用的懒汉。
IDIOMS
▪ bums on 'seats
(BrE, 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
观众(或听众)的数量大(尤用于强调吸引大量观众的需要或愿望):
They're not bothered about attracting the right audience—they just want bums on seats.
他们不在乎观众是什么样的人——只求卖座。
▪ give sb / get the ˌbum's 'rush (informal, especially NAmE) to force sb / be forced to leave a place quickly
赶走某人；被撵走:
He was soon given the bum's rush from the club.
他很快从俱乐部里被撵了出来。 verb (-mm-) [VN]
1. ~ sth (off sb) (informal) to get sth from sb by asking
提出要；乞讨
SYN cadge :
Can I bum a cigarette off you?
给我一根烟好吗？
2. ~ sb (out) (NAmE, informal) to make sb feel upset or disappointed
使不安；使灰心
PHRASAL VERBS
▪ ˌbum a'round / a'bout (informal)
to travel around or spend your time with no particular plans
(漫无目的地)闲荡,漫游:
He bummed around the world for a year.
他在世界各地浪游了一年。 adjective [only before noun]
(informal) of bad quality; wrong or useless
劣质的；错误的；没用的:
He didn't play six bum note.
他一个音也没奏错。
a bum deal (= a situation where you do not get what you deserve or have paid for)
不合算的交易
bum
bum¹ / bʌm ; bʌm /
◙noun [C] [informal]
1. [BrE] the part of your body that you sit on
• 屁股;
【SYN】 bottom
2. [AmE] someone, especially a man, who has no home or job, and who asks people for money
• 流浪乞丐，无业游民〔尤指男子〕
3. beach / ski etc bum, someone who spends all their time on the beach, SKIING etc without having a job
• 迷恋于海滨/滑雪等的无业者
4. someone who is very lazy
• 懒鬼
5. get / put bums on seats, [BrE informal] to make a large number of people go to see a film, play, sports match etc
• 叫座，卖座:
»She's the kind of star who will put bums on seats.
她是那种很叫座的明星。
bum²
◙verb bummed, bumming [T] [BrE informal]
1. to ask someone for something such as money, food, or cigarettes
• 讨，乞讨;
【SYN】 cadge
»She bummed a little cash off me.
她向我讨了一点钱。
◘bum around [informal]
1. also bum about to spend time lazily doing nothing
• 游手好闲，游荡
2. bum around sth, to travel around, living very cheaply, without having any plans
• 浪荡，漫游:
»He spent a year bumming around Australia.
他在澳大利亚浪荡了一年。
bum³
◙adj [only before noun] [informal]
1. bad and useless
• 蹩脚的，毫无用处的:
»The orchestra was excellent. No one played a bum note.
这支管弦乐队非常不错，一个音也没奏错。
»Jim got a bum deal (=unfair treatment) .
吉姆受了委屈。
2. a bum ankle / leg etc, [AmE] an injured ANKLE , leg etc
• 受伤的脚踝/腿等
bum 搭配用法
noun
1.■ person’s bottom 屁股
[搭配]VERB + BUM
feel, pinch
摸屁股；捏屁股:A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him. 在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
sit on
坐:They’ve been sitting on their bums all day, doing nothing. 他们一整天就那么坐着，什么事都没做。
2.■ lazy/useless person 懒人；无用的人
[搭配]ADJ.low-down, no-good
卑下的流浪汉；毫无用处的人
lazy
懒汉
beach
喜欢在海滩鬼混的人:He dropped out of college and became a beach bum. 他从大学退学，整天在海滩闲逛。
