| 单词 | bummer |
| 释义 | bummer (once / 24883 pages) n A bummer is a huge disappointment. It's a bummer when you try out for a big role in a play and don't end up getting it. The word bummer is a very casual way to describe or make note of a frustrating experience. You can say, "It was such a bummer when we missed the train," or respond to bad news by saying, "Bummer!" The current meaning is from 1960s slang, but in the 1880s a bummer was a "loafer" or "idle person," probably from the German slang word bummler, "loafer." WORD FAMILYbummer: bummers USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s rough and a bummer for those guys,” Quinn said. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) Once a month, Silent Barn, an arts collective in Bushwick, undergoes what the artists and the musicians who live and work there call Bummer Patrol. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) “It’s a bummer that this is when it happened,” setter Bailey Tanner said. Seattle Times(Dec 10, 2016) 1n an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing having to stand in line so long was a real bummer Hyper annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed 2n a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug Hyper effect a symptom caused by an illness or a drug |
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