be a bum
He is such a bum.
他真是个懒鬼。
懒汉；不干活的人
流浪汉；无业游民；可鄙的人；令人厌恶的人；可鄙之人；不体面的流浪者
a person who does no work
可鄙之人
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
不体面的流浪者
a disreputable vagrant
懒汉
person who does no work
He's such a bum — he never does any work around the house.
他真是个懒汉——他从不在家里做任何事。
用法提示：bum 是名词，意为“懒汉”，在句中作表语，与 such 搭配表示贬义。
AI contextual example
After losing his job, he became a bum and spent his days on the couch.
失业后，他变成了懒汉，整天在沙发上度过。
用法提示：bum 是名词，作 became 的表语，指“懒散的人”。
AI contextual example
I don't want to be a bum, so I'm looking for a job.
我不想当懒汉，所以我在找工作。
用法提示：bum 是名词，在动词不定式 to be 后作表语，表示“懒汉”。
AI contextual example
He is such a bum.
他真是个懒鬼。
Don't call him a bum.
别叫他懒鬼。
He lives like a bum.
他过得像个流浪汉。
较bum稍正式，但也是口语常用，侧重闲荡
更中性，带书面色彩，不强调贬义
非正式，语气较轻，多用于调侃
贬义更强，强调毫无价值
多指逃避责任，较bum更现代，常用于职场或学业背景
grammar · medium
易错句子He is bum.
正确表达He is a bum.
Bum作为可数名词，前面需要冠词，例如'a bum'或'the bum'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a bum person.
正确表达He is a bum.
Bum本身指人，无需再加person；若需形容词描述人，应改用lazy。
海滩流浪者/海滩懒汉
He quit his job to become a beach bum in Hawaii.
他辞去工作，成为夏威夷的海滩流浪者。
滑雪爱好者/滑雪迷
She's a ski bum who spends every winter in the Alps.
她是个滑雪迷，每个冬天都在阿尔卑斯山度过。
错误指引/误导
The directions he gave us were a bum steer; we got lost.
他给我们的方向是错误指引；我们迷路了。
不公正的指控/冤枉
He got a bum rap for a crime he didn't commit.
他因未犯的罪行受到不公正的指控。
懒鬼
Stop being such a lazy bum and help with the chores.
别这么懒鬼，帮忙做点家务。
醉鬼
A drunken bum was sleeping on the park bench.
一个醉鬼睡在公园长椅上。
与bum都表示社会底层流浪者
同样是街头乞讨或流浪的人
bum常指不工作的人，与懒惰相关
bum常与酗酒等不良生活方式相关
bum通常处于贫困状态
被赶走，被驱逐
He got the bum's rush after causing trouble at the bar.
他在酒吧惹事后被赶了出去。
不公正的惩罚或批评
She got a bum rap for a crime she didn't commit.
她因自己没有犯下的罪行而受到了不公正的惩罚。
错误的指导或建议
The map gave us a bum steer and we got lost.
那张地图给了我们错误的指引，我们迷路了。
麦克弗莱！你是个废物！
Biff calls George a bum.
比夫称乔治为废物。
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