chum

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n. 密友, 室友 vi. 结为密友

发音

US
/t͡ʃʌm/
/t͡ʃuːm/

词形变化

chums 复数 chums 三单 chumming 现在分词 chummed 过去式 chummed 过去分词

别名

choom

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A friend; a pal.

    过时
  2. 2.

    A roommate, especially in a college or university.

    过时
  3. 1.

    A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water as groundbait to attract predator fish, such as sharks.

    加拿大 美国 不可数

    Near-synonym: shark bait

  4. 1.

    A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.

    1921, A Survey and Analysis of the Pottery Industry, bulletin no. 67, trade and industrial series no. 20, Washington: Federal Board for Vocational Training. Chum,—A mold used on the whirler to hold ware for scraping and finishing.

  5. 1.

    Synonym of chum salmon.

  6. 1.

    A temporary dwelling used by the nomadic Uralic reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia.

v.
  1. 1.

    To share rooms with someone; to live together.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To lodge (somebody) with another person or people.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To make friends; to socialize.

    不及物
  4. 4.

    To accompany.

    苏格兰 非正式 及物

    I'll chum you down to the shops.

  5. 1.

    To cast chum into the water to attract fish.

    打窝

    及物/不及物

词汇关系

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词源

1675–85; of uncertain origin, possibly from cham, shortening of chambermate, or from comrade. Less likely from Welsh cymrawd (“fellow”), compare brawd (“brother”).

来源:wiktionary