bum

• 形容词，用来形容某物质量低劣、差劲或出故障、坏掉的。

An adjective used to describe something of poor quality or that is not working properly.

1. Of poor qualityB2informalamerican

   Describes something that is of very low quality, flimsy, or not working properly.

   劣质的

   • I bought a bum phone that broke after two days.
   • That was a bum deal; the car broke down immediately.
   • He gave me bum advice that led to a mistake.

   同义词badcheapdefectivefaultyinferiorlousypoorshoddysubstandarduseless

   反义词goodqualityreliablesoundworking

• 名词，有几个意思：可以指令人鄙视或懒惰的人、流浪汉，也可以指人体用来坐的肉厚部位。

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a contemptible or lazy person, a vagrant, or the fleshy part of the human body used for sitting.

1. Contemptible personB2informal

   A person regarded as despicable, worthless, or contemptible.

   废物

   • That bum tried to cheat me out of my money.
   • Don't listen to him, he's just a lazy bum.
   • He called his former boss a bum after the argument.

   同义词blackguardcadgood-for-nothingknaveloserrascalscoundrelwretch

   反义词heroparagonrole model

2. Vagrant or homeless personB1informal

   A person who lives by begging and has no permanent home or job.

   流浪汉

   • There was a bum sleeping on the park bench.
   • The city provides shelters for bums during winter.
   • He used to be a businessman but ended up as a bum.

   同义词beggarderelictdown-and-outdrifterhobotrampvagabondvagrant

3. Lazy personB1informal

   A person who avoids work and lives off others.

   懒汉

   • He's such a bum, he never helps around the house.
   • Stop being a bum and get a job.
   • She called her brother a bum for not studying.

   同义词cadgerfreeloadergood-for-nothingidlerlazybonesloaferparasitesluggardsponger

   反义词hard workerworkhorse

4. ButtocksA2informal

   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

   臀部

   • He fell and landed on his bum.
   • The baby has a cute little bum.
   • She slipped on the ice and bruised her bum.

   同义词backsidebehindbottombuttderriereposteriorrearrump

• 动词，指不打算付钱或归还而向人索要或获取东西，通常指金钱或服务；也非正式地指流浪、游荡或无所事事。

A verb used to indicate the act of asking for or obtaining something, typically money or favors, without intending to pay or return it; also used informally to mean wandering or loafing.

1. To ask for and get free; to be a parasiteB2informal

   To obtain something, often money or goods, by begging or relying on others without giving anything in return.

   乞讨

   • He always tries to bum a cigarette off his friends.
   • She bummed a ride to the airport from her neighbor.
   • They bummed money from their parents for the concert tickets.

   同义词begcadgefreeloadmoochscroungesponge

2. To be lazy or idleB2informal

   To spend time doing nothing productive; to loaf around.

   偷懒

   • He spent the whole weekend bumming around the house.
   • Instead of working, they bummed on the couch watching TV.
   • She was fired for bumming on the job.

   同义词dawdleidlelazeloafloiterlollloungeslackslugvegetate

   反义词laborstrivetoilwork

短语动词变体bum around