bung

bung1
noun
  1. a stopper for closing a hole in a container
    塞子
verb
  1. [with obj.]close with a stopper
    （用塞子）塞住
    the casks are bunged before delivery.
    在运送前，桶孔已上了塞子。
    ■(bung something up)block (something), typically by overfilling
    堵住
    you let vegetable peelings bung the sink up.
    你让瓜果皮堵住了洗涤槽。
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Middle Dutch bonghe (noun)
bung2
adjective
  1. (Austral./NZ informal)dead, ruined, or useless
    (澳／新西兰，非正式)死的，废的，无用的
常用词组
go bung
  1. die
    死
  2. fail or go bankrupt
    失败；破产
语源
  1. mid 19th cent. (originally Australian pidgin): from Yagara (an extinct Aboriginal language)
bung3
noun
  1. (Brit. informal)a bribe
    (英，非正式)贿赂
语源
  1. 1950s: of unknown origin
bung4
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial of direction](Brit. informal)put (something) somewhere carelessly or casually
    (英，非正式)随意放置
    I've bunged down a few ideas.
    我随便就让那些想法过去了。
    ■throw, typically with violence
    尤指用力扔
    they were bunging bricks through a shop window.
    他们正往商店的橱窗里扔砖头。
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: symbolic
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