bum /bʌm/ TEM8 ( bumming, bummed, bums )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working occasionally or by asking people for money. 流浪者 [美国英语] [非正式]

  例：

  ...the bums on the corner fighting over beers.

  …在街角争抢啤酒的流浪者们。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If someone refers to another person as a bum, they think that person is worthless or irresponsible. 无赖 [非正式]

  例：

  You're all a bunch of bums.

  你们这伙人是一帮无赖。

• 3. 

  ADJ Some people use bum to describe a situation that they find unpleasant or annoying. 糟糕的 [非正式] [ADJ n]

  例：

  He knows you're getting a bum deal.

  他知道你遇上了糟糕的买卖。

• 4. 

  V-T If you bum something off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you. 讨要 [非正式]

  例：

  Mind if I bum a cigarette?

  讨根烟抽，不介意吧？

• 5. 

  N-COUNT Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on. 屁股 [英国英语] [非正式]

• 6. 

  a bum rap →see rap