单词 | bun |
释义 | Related topics: Food, Hair & beautybun /bʌn/ noun [countable] 1 British EnglishDF a small round sweet cake 小圆甜糕点 a sticky bun 一个黏糊糊的小圆甜点心2 DFa small round type of bread 小圆面包 a hamburger bun 用来做汉堡包的圆面包3. DCBif a woman has her hair in a bun, she fastens it in a small round shape at the back of her head 〔盘在脑后的〕圆发髻 →4 See picture of 见图 HAIRSTYLE →5 see picture at 见图 hairstyle4. buns [plural] American English informal the two round parts of a person’s bottom 屁股 SYN buttocks5. have a bun in the oven BABY/HAVE A BABY British English informal to be pregnant – used humorously 怀孕,有喜〔幽默用法〕Examples from the Corpusbun• This species looks rather like a bun, but not highly convex, and with a five-sided outline.• Spoon into the choux buns and sprinkle with paprika.• She so obviously hadn't given up stuffing herself with Salmon's cream buns.• Gao Yang counted seven old fingers buried in the steamed bun, which had long since given up its original shape.• The blanched nape of a neck, spiders of hair breaking free of the bun, twirling on the surface.• While the buns were cooking members were divided into teams.Origin bun 1. (1300-1400) Perhaps from Old French bugne “swelling (caused by a blow), type of fritter”2. (1800-1900) Perhaps from Scottish Gaelic bun; → BUNNYbun nounChinese sweet round cake small a Corpus |
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