butt
US /bʌt/
UK /bʌt/
名詞
1.
煙蒂, 槍托
the end or thicker part of something
範例:
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He held the cigarette by the butt.
他拿著煙的煙蒂。
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The rifle had a heavy wooden butt.
步槍有一個沉重的木製槍托。
2.
屁股, 臀部
a person's buttocks
範例:
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He fell on his butt.
他摔倒在屁股上。
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Get off your butt and do something!
別再坐著了，快去幹點什麼！
3.
對象, 靶子
a person or thing that is the object of ridicule or criticism
範例:
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He's always the butt of their jokes.
他總是他們玩笑的對象。
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The new policy became the butt of public criticism.
新政策成為公眾批評的對象。
動詞
頂, 撞
to hit or push with the head or horns
範例:
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The goat tried to butt him with its horns.
山羊試圖用角頂他。
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He would often butt his head against the wall in frustration.
他常常沮喪地用頭撞牆。