arse

noun

/ɑːs/

/ɑːrs/

(British English, taboo, slang)Idioms

(North American English ass)
the part of the body that you sit on; your bottom屁股；腚
- Get off your arse! (= stop sitting around doing nothing)别闲坐着！
(usually following an adjective通常置于形容词后) a stupid person笨蛋；傻瓜 see also smart-arse

词源Old English ærs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aars and German Arsch.

Idioms

My arse!

(British English, taboo, slang) used by some people to show they do not believe what somebody has said我才不信这屁话

get your arse in gear | move your arse (British English)

(North American English get your ass in gear, move your ass )

(taboo, slang) a rude way of telling somebody to hurry别磨磨蹭蹭的；赶快
- If you get your arse in gear, we can make it out of here tonight.如果你快点，我们今晚就能离开这里。

lick somebody’s arse (British English, taboo, slang)

(also lick somebody’s boots)

(disapproving) to show too much respect for somebody in authority because you want to please them阿谀奉承；谄媚；拍马屁 synonym crawl

not know your arse from your elbow

(British English, taboo, slang) to be very stupid; to have absolutely no skill愚蠢之至；屁都不懂

a pain in the arse/backside (British English, taboo, slang)

(North American English, taboo, slang a pain in the ass/butt)

(also a pain in the neck informal)

a person or thing that is very annoying极讨厌的人（或事物）
- That man's a pain in the arse!那个人是个讨厌鬼！

work your arse off

verb

/ɑːs/

/ɑːrs/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they arse	/ɑːs/ /ɑːrs/
he / she / it arses	/ˈɑːsɪz/ /ˈɑːrsɪz/
past simple arsed	/ɑːst/ /ɑːrst/
past participle arsed	/ɑːst/ /ɑːrst/
-ing form arsing	/ˈɑːsɪŋ/ /ˈɑːrsɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

Idioms

can’t be arsed (to do something)

(British English, taboo, slang) to not want to do something because it is too much trouble不愿（做麻烦事）
- I was supposed to do some work this weekend but I couldn't be arsed.这个周末我本应该干点事，不过我不愿去找那个麻烦。