| 词汇 | butt |
| 释义 | butt Theme: BUTTOCKS n. the buttocks. (Potentially offensive, although heard almost everywhere. Colloquial.)She fell right on her butt.The doctor gave her a shot in the butt. Theme: DISLIKE n. someone or something that is disliked. (Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion.)The guy's a real butt. A real squid.I wish you didn't act like such a butt all the time. Theme: TOBACCO 1. n. a cigarette butt. Whose butts are those in the car ashtray?Don't leave your butts in the houseplants! 2. n. a cigarette of any kind. You got a butt I can bum?What kind of butt is that, anyway? butt 1. adverb very US, 1990 2. noun 1 the buttocks, the posterior; used in many senses and phrases as a replacement for 'arse' or 'ass' UK, 1720. 2 by extension, the tail end of anything US, 1970. 3 the tail end of a prison sentence US, 1949. 4 a cigarette US, 1902 3. verb in tiddlywinks, to knock a wink off a pile US, 1977 butt in 1. butt in to interrupt a conversation or someone who is speaking in a rude way, by saying something when it is not your turn to speak: The Minister complained that the interviewer kept butting in while he was trying to answer the questions. Sorry, I don't mean to butt in, but if you want a lift, Sarah, I need to leave now.■ SIMILAR TO: interrupt, butt in, muscle in2. butt in AmE informal to become involved in a situation when you are not wanted, for example because it is private: My neighbors are always butting in, wanting to know exactly what I'm doing.■ SIMILAR TO: interferebuttinsky n C AmE informal a person who tries to become involved in a situation when they are not wanted: Dealing with Buttinsky is never easy. Be firm without being hostile. butt out butt out! AmE spoken informal used to tell someone to stop trying to become involved in a situation when they are not wanted, for example because it is private: This doesn't concern you, so just butt out butt up butt up to be in a position with one end or edge against something else, and no space between them+against/to The tiles butt up against the door frame. He bought a house for his parents with a garden that butted up to his own. Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers. butt(bət)1. n. the buttocks. (Colloquial. Potentially offensive, although heard almost everywhere. See the complete list of all entries with butt in the Index of Hidden Key Words.) She fell right on her butt. 2. n. a cigarette butt. Don’t leave your butts in the houseplants! 3. n. a cigarette of any kind. You got a butt I can bum? 4. n. someone or something that is disliked. (see also boody.) The guy’s a real butt. A real squid.
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