| 单词 | chum |
| 释义 | chum (once / 592 pages) 1n 2n 3n A chum is a friend or a pal. You and your best chums might spend the weekend camping together. The informal word chum is more common in Britain than the US, but you can still talk about your school chums or the new chum you made on a Caribbean cruise. Another kind of chum couldn't be more different from a buddy: it's chopped up fish parts used as bait on a fishing boat. This meaning comes from the Scottish chum, "food," while the first definition was Oxford University slang for a roommate or "chamber fellow." WORD FAMILYchum: chummed, chumming, chummy, chums+/chummy: chummier, chummiest, chummily, chumminess USAGE EXAMPLES“Bull” is prototypical network prime-time chum: Each self-contained episode revolves around a single legal case; the protagonist is an omniscient, infallible, borderline unethical white man. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) Mr Fillon, who is chums with Vladimir Putin, urges a rapprochement with Russia and a strategic alliance with Syria in order to defeat Islamic State. Economist(Nov 24, 2016) Drawing on corporate connections, their old school chums and their own money, they were able to get government and business alike to act. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) 1 n a close friend who accompanies his or her buddies in their activities 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper brother, buddy, crony, pal, sidekick cobber Australian term for a pal friend a person you know well and regard with affection and trust n bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish 3Hyper bait, decoy, lure something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed n a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish Syn|Hyper Oncorhynchus keta, chum salmon salmon any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn |
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