bum
乞丐,乞讨者,乞讨,乞食者
Related Words
Definitions
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- : a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- : a tramp, hobo, or derelict.
- : Informal. an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, especially one who gives it priority over work, family life, etc.: a ski bum; a tennis bum.
- : Informal. an incompetent person.
- : a drunken orgy; debauch.
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bummed, bum·ming.
- : Informal. to borrow without expectation of returning; get for nothing; cadge: He's always bumming cigarettes from me.
- : Slang. to ruin or spoil: The weather bummed our whole weekend.
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bummed, bum·ming.
- : to sponge on others for a living; lead an idle or dissolute life.
- : to live as a hobo.
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bum·mer, bum·mest.
- : Slang. of poor, wretched, or miserable quality; unsatisfactory: I figured $300 was a bum deal for a minor repair, but I paid it anyway.
- : Slang. fraudulent or fake: He was accused of issuing a bum check for $2920.
- : Slang. disappointing; unpleasant.
- : Slang. erroneous or ill-advised; misleading: I think the gauge is giving me a bum readout.
- : Slang. physically disabled, impaired, or injured: a bum leg.
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- : bum around, Informal. to travel, wander, or spend one's time aimlessly: We bummed around for a couple of hours after work.
Phrases
- bum around
- bum out
- bum rap
- bum steer
- on the blink (bum)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Neither high-rise nor bikini style, it sits a couple of inches below the belly button and provides full bum coverage—nothing fancy, just a classic fit.
So, if you were ever bummed out in the way Feld suggested, cheer up—the reality is much more complicated than the headline.
So in late 1975, they bummed around all up and down the California heartland, casing various country towns and accounting for their advantages and disadvantages.
I glanced up and saw it was none other than the stranger who had bummed cigarettes from us.
When I was 27, I quit my job to travel and ski-bum, and by that point I had managed to save a small sum that could float me for a year.
Rumours that Lego are producing a new clip-on Pippa Bum are unfounded.
Bum-boats selling goods before sunrising and after sunsetting are very hardly dealt with.
So Jack gave the cow to the man and took the Bum-clock himself, and started for home.
And when the man lifted the Bum-clock and put it in his pocket, everybody stopped jigging and dancing and everyone laughed loud.
An intelligent correspondent suggests that brandy would be about the thing, but that it should be labelled "Bay Bum."
They served us desserts made with Bum Berry goo As we danced to the tune of the didgeridoo.