speed hump
collocation减速带；减速丘
A speed hump forces drivers to slow down.
减速带迫使司机减速。
驼峰；（动物的）隆肉
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驼峰；（动物的）隆肉
A rounded fleshy mass on the back of an animal such as a camel
The camel's hump stores fat that can be used as energy when food is scarce.
骆驼的驼峰储存脂肪，可以在食物稀缺时用作能量。
土堆。
A mound of earth.
减速带。
A speed bump or speed hump.
由上脊柱异常弯曲引起的人体畸形。
A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
如骆驼或瘤牛背上的圆形肉块。
A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
He has a noticeable hump on his upper back due to poor posture.
由于不良姿势，他的上背部有一个明显的驼背。
The road has a hump that forces drivers to slow down.
这条路上有一个隆起，迫使司机减速。
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减速带；减速丘
A speed hump forces drivers to slow down.
减速带迫使司机减速。
驼峰
The camel's hump stores fat, not water.
骆驼的驼峰储存的是脂肪，不是水。
土丘；土堆
They discovered a small hump of earth in the field.
他们在田野里发现了一个小土丘。
路面隆起；鼓包
Watch out for that hump in the road.
当心路面那个鼓包。
拱桥；驼背桥
The narrow hump bridge over the river is hard for large vehicles to cross.
河上那座狭窄的拱桥让大型车辆很难通过。
渡过难关；熬过最困难时期
Once we finish this report, we'll be over the hump.
一旦我们完成这份报告，就熬过最困难的部分了。
生气；闷闷不乐
Don't get the hump—I was only joking.
别生气，我只是开个玩笑。
星期三（一周的中点，过了这天周末就近了）
It's hump day today, so the weekend is almost here.
今天是星期三，周末就快到了。
骆驼的驼峰是一块难看的鼓包。（出自拉迪亚德·吉卜林《原来如此的故事》中的同名诗，驼峰象征懒惰。）
A camel's hump stores fat, not water, and helps the animal survive in the desert.
骆驼的驼峰储存的是脂肪而不是水，帮助它在沙漠中生存。
驼峰日！（美国Geico保险广告中的经典台词，骆驼在办公室喊这句话，表示“星期三”，因为一周工作日已过了一半。）
In American English, Wednesday is often called hump day.
在美式英语中，星期三常被称为驼峰日。
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联想：hump 的 h 像骆驼背上凸起的驼峰，发音像“哈姆普”，嘴形先鼓起再合拢，就像一个圆鼓鼓的小丘。
语域：mixed 常见场景：animal anatomy、road traffic、geography、medical、marine transport hump 作名词有多个义项，通常在日常口语中指骆驼的驼峰，也常见于英国英语中的减速带（speed hump）；医学或技术语境中表示脊柱畸形或气垫船前的浪峰则较正式。日常使用多选动物或道路相关义项。
通常指骆驼的驼峰或类似的隆起物，可数名词，复数形式为humps。
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