Word · Frequency #8702
Fully loadedbutts
烟蒂;残余部分
butts is the plural of butt.
The waste end of anything, especially a cigarette.
常指烟蒂。
- 1.
The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end.
某物较大或较厚的一端;钝端,区别于尖锐或狭窄的一端。
- 2.
A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
用头进行的推、抵或突然一击;头撞。
- 3.
An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
英国液体容量单位,等于126加仑,即半大桶。
- 4.
The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
动物的肩部,尤指野餐部位以上的部分,作为肉块。
- 5.
thick end of the handle
柄的粗端
- 6.
The waste end of anything.
任何东西的废弃末端。
- 7.
A thrust in fencing.
击剑中的刺。
- 8.
A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
用于储存葡萄酒的木桶,通常容量为126加仑。
- 9.
the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
植物生根的部分,或茎干靠近根部的部分
- 10.
An end of something, often distinguished in some way from the other end.
某物的一端,常以某种方式区别于另一端。
- 11.
a victim of ridicule or pranks
嘲笑或恶作剧的对象
- 12.
A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
界限;边界;目标;极端;终点。
笑柄;被捉弄的人;头槌;用头顶;粗端;柄端;末端;(植物的)基部;根颈;(动物的)肩肉;猪肩肉
In use
He gripped the butt of the axe firmly before swinging it.
The butt of the shovel was worn from years of use.
She replaced the broken butt of the hammer with a new wooden handle.
the butt of [tool]
He tapped the butt of the axe on the ground.
他在地面上轻敲斧头的粗端。
[possesor]'s butt
The shovel's butt was cracked.
铁锹的粗端裂了。
the butts of [plural tools]
复数形式butts指多个工具的粗端。
The butts of the rake and hoe were worn.
Connections
Collocations
- cigarette butt
- 烟蒂
- He threw his cigarette butt into the bin.他把烟蒂扔进了垃圾桶。
- butt of the joke
- 笑柄;取笑的对象
- I was the butt of the joke at the office party.在办公室聚会上我是大家的笑柄。
- head butt
- 头槌;用头撞人
- He gave the player a head butt and was sent off.他给了那名球员一记头槌,结果被罚下场。
- rifle butt
- 枪托
- He struck the door with his rifle butt.他用枪托砸门。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the butt of the joke
- 笑柄;被取笑的对象He was the butt of the joke at the office after his presentation failed.他的演讲失败后,他成了办公室里被取笑的对象。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 butt 想成一截烟蒂的粗端:被人用头撞一下,就成了笑柄。粗端、头撞、笑柄都是 butt。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、幽默/讽刺语境、新闻报道或评论 指“笑柄、被捉弄的人”这一义项时,通常用于日常对话和新闻评论,比较常见于“the butt of jokes”这类搭配;语域上偏中性,正式学术写作中较少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 /ʌt/ 结尾,与 butt 押韵:but、cut、hut、nut、shut、putt。其中 putt 与 butt 拼写同为 -utt;而 but、cut、hut、nut、shut 为 -ut。注意拼写相近但读音不同的词:put /pʊt/ 和 butte /bjuːt/ 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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