bum
noun /bʌm/
/bʌm/
(informal)Idioms - (British English) the part of the body that you sit on
屁股 - They've been sitting on their bums all day, doing nothing.
他们一整天就那么坐着，什么事都没做。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- bare
- feel
- pinch
- sit on
- …
- put bums on seats
- They've been sitting on their bums all day, doing nothing.
- (especially North American English) a person who has no home or job and who asks other people for money or food
流浪乞丐；无业游民 - a beach bum (= somebody who spends all their time on the beach, without having a job)
海滨流浪汉 - The city at night intimidated me with the bums and dealers shouting out abuse.
这座城市入夜后会有流浪汉和摊贩大声叫骂，让我惊恐不安。
- He dropped out of college and became a beach bum.
他从大学退学，整天在海滩闲逛。 - He left college to lead the life of a beach bum.
他离开了学校，终日在海滩游荡。
- a beach bum (= somebody who spends all their time on the beach, without having a job)
- a lazy person who does nothing for other people or for society
懒汉；游手好闲者 - He's nothing but a no-good bum!
他不过是个没用的懒汉。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lazy
- drunken
- beach
- …
- He's nothing but a no-good bum!
词源noun sense 1 late Middle English: of unknown origin. noun senses 2 to 3 mid 19th cent.: probably from bummer.
Idioms
bums on seats
- (British English, informal) 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
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） - 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。
- They're not bothered about attracting the right audience—they just want bums on seats.
give somebody/get the bum’s rush
- (informal, especially North American English) to force somebody/be forced to leave a place quickly
赶走某人；被撵走 - He was soon given the bum's rush from the club.
他很快从俱乐部里被撵了出来。
- He was soon given the bum's rush from the club.