hump

英 [hʌmp]

美 [hʌmp]

n.  (平面上的)大隆起物; (尤指)土墩，丘，冈; (某些动物的)峰; (尤指)驼峰; (人的)驼背
v.  背负(重物); 与(某人)性交

复数：humps　现在分词：humping　过去式：humped　过去分词：humped　第三人称单数：humps　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14914 / COCA.13883

习惯用语

n.

be over the hump
• 完成最困难的部分；渡过最困难阶段
  to have done the most difficult part of sth
get/take the hump
• 对某事恼怒（或烦恼）
  to become annoyed or upset about sth
• Fans get the hump when the team loses.
  球队失利时，球迷们感到沮丧。

牛津词典

noun

• （平面上的）大隆起物；（尤指）土墩，丘，冈
  a large lump that sticks out above the surface of sth, especially the ground
  1. the dark hump of the mountain in the distance
     远处高大的黑魆魆的山
  2. a road/speed/traffic hump (= a hump on a road that forces traffic to drive more slowly)
     公路上的限速路墩
• （某些动物的）峰；（尤指）驼峰
  a large lump on the back of some animals, especially camels
• （人的）驼背
  a large lump on the back of a person, caused by an unusual curve in the spine (= the row of bones in the middle of the back)

verb

• 背负（重物）
  to carry sth heavy
  1. I've been humping furniture around all day.
     我扛了一整天的家具。
• 与（某人）性交
  to have sex with sb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小山;小丘;冈
  Ahumpis a small hill or raised area.
  1. The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road.
     小道越过一处傍树的大圆丘，然后沿着一条大路向前延伸。
• N-COUNT （驼）峰
  A camel'shumpis the large lump on its back.
  1. Camels rebuild fat stores in their hump.
     骆驼在自己的驼峰内重新贮备了脂肪。
• （通常指人因疾病或年老形成的）驼背
  Ahumpis a large lump on a person's back, usually caused by illness or old age.
• VERB （费劲地）背负，搬运（重物）
  If youhumpsomething heavy, you carry it from one place to another with great difficulty.
  1. Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat.
     查利费力地将背包背到楼上自己的公寓里。
• 与…性交
  Tohumpsomeone means to have sex with them.
• PHRASE 生气;郁闷;恼怒
  If someonegets the hump, they get very annoyed about something.
  1. Fans just get the hump when they lose.
     如果他们输了，球迷便会很恼火。
• PHRASE 已渡过难关;已克服困难;已解决麻烦
  If you say that you areover the hump, you mean that you no longer have a problem or difficulty that was stopping you being successful or happy.
  1. We're basically over the hump. We've got an economy that's likely to grow next year even more than it did in 1992.
     我们基本上渡过了难关。我们明年的经济增长速度甚至可能会超过1992年。

英英释义

noun

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
  1. the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
  2. the hump of a camel
  3. he stood on the rocky prominence
  4. the occipital protuberance was well developed
  5. the bony excrescence between its horns
  Synonym:bulgebumpswellinggibbositygibbousnessjutprominenceprotuberanceprotrusionextrusionexcrescence

verb

• have sexual intercourse with
  1. This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
  2. Adam knew Eve
  3. Were you ever intimate with this man?
  Synonym:sleep togetherroll in the haylovemake outmake lovesleep withget laidhave sexknowdo itbe intimatehave intercoursehave it awayhave it offscrewfuckjazzefflie withbedhave a go at itbangget it onbonk
• round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
  Synonym:hunchhunch forwardhunch over

双语例句

• So pushing yourself over the hump is like opening a door to a new brain pattern.
  所以，推着自己翻过那个坡就好像打开一扇新的，通往新大脑模式的大门。
• He has a hump and a hairpiece.
  他是个戴假发的驼背。
• It looks like we're over the hump.
  看起来，我们已度过了最艰难的时期。
• Code for design on hump and marshalling yard of railway
  铁路驼峰及调车场设计规范
• The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road.
  小道越过一处傍树的大圆丘，然后沿着一条大路向前延伸。
• Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat.
  查利费力地将背包背到楼上自己的公寓里。
• Then Lying Lou and Gabby darted into sight, leaped up on the mossback's hump.
  卢骗子和饶舌头奔了出来，跳到了大龟的背上。
• Once you get over that hump, you should find the transition pretty smooth.
  不过，一旦你越过了这个门槛，你应该会发现这个过度相当平缓。
• The hump found on the dinosaur's spine is more of a mystery, however.
  在恐龙的脊柱上发现突起更是一个谜。
• I've got the hump over what he said to me.
  我为他对我说的话而感到恼火。