butt1 /bʌt/ noun [countableC] → but1 HBHpart of your body 身体部位 American EnglishAmE informal the part of your body that you sit on 屁股 SYN buttocks a baby’s soft little butt 宝宝软软的小屁股
→ be a pain in the butt at pain1(3) 2. CIGARETTEcigarette 香烟DFT the end of a cigarette after most of it has been smoked 烟蒂,烟头 3 be the butt of something MAKE FUN OFto be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about 成为…的笑柄 Paul quickly became the butt of everyone’s jokes. 保罗很快成了大家的笑柄。
be the butt of something• Unfortunately for Ted, he's become the butt of jokes around the office.• He never dreamed he would be the butt of such a classic, almost vaudevillian joke.• At the time, you were the butt of some very unkind jokes? 5 get your butt in/out/over etc HURRY American EnglishAmE spoken used to rudely tell someone to go somewhere or do something 别老坐着,快起来〔粗鲁地告诉某人去某处或做某事〕 Kevin, get your butt over here! 凯文,你给我过来!
6 work/play etc your butt off American EnglishAmE spoken to work, play etc very hard 努力工作/尽情玩乐 I worked my butt off in college. 我在大学里非常用功。
work/play etc your butt off• Meanwhile, Inspiral Carpets went in at grass roots level and worked their butts off in the clubs.• I had to give the ball up, and then I had work my butt off to get it back.• You could have worked your butt off helping a rep and you finally got the rep doing everything right.• He took a beating today but he played his butt off.• In short, I worked my butt off.• I work my butt off for you, while that restaurant is doing worse and worse.• I worked my butt off in basketball and stayed on the varsity-in fact, did well. 8. ACT OF STRIKING somethinghitting with your head 用头顶HIT the act of hitting someone with your head 用头顶