bum

英 [bʌm]

美 [bʌm]

n.  屁股; 流浪乞丐; 无业游民; 懒汉; 游手好闲者
v.  提出要; 乞讨; 使不安; 使灰心
adj.  劣质的; 错误的; 没用的

复数：bums　现在分词：bumming　过去分词：bummed　过去式：bummed　第三人称单数：bums　

Collins.1 / BNC.9048 / COCA.7773

短语动词

bum around
1. 闲逛；游荡

bum around/about

bums on seats

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）
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
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 bum's rush

noun

屁股
the part of the body that you sit on
流浪乞丐；无业游民
a person who has no home or job and who asks other people for money or food
1. a beach bum (= sb who spends all their time on the beach, without having a job)
  海滨流浪汉
懒汉；游手好闲者
a lazy person who does nothing for other people or for society
1. He's nothing but a no-good bum!
  他不过是个没用的懒汉。

verb

提出要；乞讨
to get sth from sb by asking
1. Can I bum a cigarette off you?
  给我一根烟好吗？
使不安；使灰心
to make sb feel upset or disappointed

adj.

屁股；臀部
Someone'sbumis the part of their body which they sit on.
乞丐；无业游民
Abumis a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working occasionally or by asking people for money.
N-COUNT 无赖；废物；瘪三
If someone refers to another person as abum, they think that person is worthless or irresponsible.
1. You're all a bunch of bums.
  你们都是一群废物。
ADJ 糟糕的；令人不快的
Some people usebumto describe a situation that they find unpleasant or annoying.
1. He knows you're getting a bum deal.
  他知道你在做一笔烂生意。
VERB 讨要；提出要
If youbumsomething off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you.
1. Mind if I bum a cigarette?
  能给我一支烟吗？
VERB 闲逛；游荡
If youbum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
1. 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。
2. 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。
See also:beach bum
PHRASE 招揽观众
If the organizers of an event such as a concert want to putbums on seats, they want a lot of people to attend it.
1. 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。

noun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
1. he deserves a good kick in the butt
2. are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Synonym:buttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpsternseattailtail endtooshietushbottombehindderrierefannyass
person who does no work
1. a lazy bum
Synonym:idlerloaferdo-nothinglayabout
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
1. only a rotter would do that
2. kill the rat
3. throw the bum out
4. you cowardly little pukes!
5. the British call a contemptible person a `git'
Synonym:rotterdirty dogratskunkstinkerstinkpotpukecrumblowlifescum bagso-and-sogit
a disreputable vagrant
1. a homeless tramp
2. he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
Synonym:tramphobo

verb

adj

He knows you're getting a bum deal.
他知道你在做一笔烂生意。
Why?. the woman asked, That bum lift me with another woman.
为什么？女人问道，那个游手好闲的家伙离开我和另一个女人跑了。
That's the only reason to go out with a bum.
那是和流浪汉约会的唯一原因。
Haven't you knocked that bum once?
你都没有打那乞丐一次？
I think you got a bum rap from your company.
我想，你受到了公司不公正的惩罚。
A bum knee and various medical problems have required him to have 14 surgeries on his left leg.
疼痛的膝盖和各种健康问题，让他不得不在左腿上做了14次手术。
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。
I wish I could run the marathon, but I have a bum knee.
我希望我可以参加马拉松比赛，但是不行，因为我的腿有伤。
There is a bum in the bathroom.
厕所有一个流浪汉。
Mind if I bum a cigarette?
能给我一支烟吗？