bum
n. 流浪者; 屁股; 狂欢作乐; 笨蛋,废物
vt. 乞讨
vi. 流浪; 闲荡
adj. 质量低劣的,无价值的; 无价值的; 残废的; 很不愉快的
Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working occasionally or by asking people for money.
If someone refers to another person as a bum, they think that person is worthless or irresponsible.
You're all a bunch of bums.
你们都是一群废物。
Some people use bum to describe a situation that they find unpleasant or annoying.
He knows you're getting a bum deal.
他知道你在做一笔烂生意。
If you bum something off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you.
Mind if I bum a cigarette?
能给我一支烟吗?
If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
I think they're just bumming around at the moment, not doing a lot...
我想他们目前只是在四处闲逛,没做多少事。
She went off to bum round the world with a boyfriend.
她动身和一个男友去周游世界了。
If the organizers of an event such as a concert want to put bums on seats, they want a lot of people to attend it.
He is one of the few players who puts bums on seats.
他是少数几个知道招揽观众的演员之一。
1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
2. a disreputable vagrant;
3. person who does no work;
4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
1. ask for and get free; be a parasite
2. be lazy or idle;
1. of very poor quality
bums on seats
观众
give someone (或 get) the bum's rush
(主 北美)(被)驱逐
on the bum
象流浪者似的生活
出毛病;坏掉
John lost his job and went on the bum.
约翰失业后过着流浪生活.
He tried to bum a ride.
他试图求别人让他搭顺风车.
The bum promptly bummed two dimes off an old lady.
他随即向一位老妇人讨了两个十美分的硬币.
I could bum in hell for the lies I told about you.
我告诉你的那些谎言,可以使我在地狱烧死.
I wish I could run the marathon, but I have a bum knee.
我希望我能够跑马拉松, 可是我的膝盖不怎么好.