"Can I bum a cigarette?"是什么意思?


这是《看美剧学英语》系列短文的第64篇,本期内容取材自美剧《西部世界》第1季第7集。

西部世界第1季第7集剧照

Can I bum a cigarette?

能给我一支烟吗?


核心词汇:bum[bʌm] 讨要;提出要

英文解释:

If you bum something off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you.

实用例句:

★ 例句1:Can I bum a cigarette off you?

给我一根烟好吗?

★ 例句2:He tried to bum a ride.

他试图求别人让他搭顺风车.


延伸拓展:作名词的bum

1. 表示“乞丐,无业游民;懒汉;游手好闲者;废物”;

英文解释:

a lazy person who does nothing for other people or for society

实用例句:

★ 例句1:He's nothing but a no-good bum!

他不过是个没用的懒汉。

★ 例句2: You're all a bunch of bums.

你们都是一群废物。


2.表示“屁股;臀部”

英文解释:

Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.


分享到:


相關文章: