bum1 /bʌm/ ●○○ noun [countableC] informal 1. British EnglishBrEHBH the part of your body that you sit on 屁股 SYN bottom 2. American EnglishAmEPOORHOME someone, especially a man, who has no home or job, and who asks people for money 流浪乞丐;无业游民〔尤指男子〕
3. beach/ski etc bum informal SPEND TIMEsomeone who spends all their time on the beach, skiing etc without having a job (无业的)流连海滩者/滑雪迷等beach/ski etc bum• Parke Puterbaugh and Alan Bisbort are beach bums and proud of it.• You envision a California beach bum. 4. LAZYsomeone who is very lazy 懒鬼 5 get/put bums on seats British EnglishBrE informal to make a large number of people go to see a film, play, sports match etc 叫座,卖座 She’s the kind of star who will put bums on seats. 她是那种很有票房号召力的明星。
get/put bums on seats• When you can put bums on seats, then you can come and tell me what flights you want to travel on. 6. give somebody the bum's rush informal to make someone leave a place, especially a public place, quickly 驱赶某人〔尤指离开公共场所〕