butt

butt1
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (of a person or animal) hit (someone or something) with the head or horns
    以头（或角）顶撞
    she butted him in the chest with her head.
    她用头撞他胸部。
    ■strike (the head) against something
    把（头）撞 上…
    he butts his head against a wall.
    他用头撞墙。
noun
  1. a push or blow, especially one given with the head
    （尤指用头）推，顶
    he would follow up with a butt from his head.
    他会接着用头去顶。
常用词组
butt heads
  1. (N. Amer. informal)engage in conflict or be in strong disagreement
    (北美，非正式)冲突；与…严重分歧
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French boter, of Germanic origin
继承用法
butt in
  1. interrupt or join in a conversation or activity, or enter a room, without being invited or expected
    打扰；闯入，干涉
    sorry to butt in on you.
    对不起，打扰了。
butt out
  1. (N. Amer. informal)stop interfering
    (北美 非正式)停止干涉
    anyone who tries to cut across our policies should butt out.
    任何想阻碍我方政策的人都得住手。
butt2
noun
  1. the person or thing at which criticism or ridicule is directed
    嘲弄的对象，笑柄
    his singing is the butt of dozens of jokes.
    他唱歌受到了很多嘲弄。
  2. (一般作 butts)an archery or shooting target or range
    箭靶；枪靶；靶场
    ■a mound on or in front of which a target is set up for archery or shooting
    靶垛
    ■a grouse-shooter's stand, screened by low turf or a stone wall
    松鸡射击隐蔽处（由低草皮或石墙遮挡）
语源
  1. Middle English (in the archery sense): from Old French but, of unknown origin; perhaps influenced by French butte 'rising ground'
butt3
noun
  1. (亦作 butt-end)the thicker end of something, especially a tool or a weapon
    （工具或武器）粗大的一端
    a rifle butt.
    枪托。
    ■the square end of a plank or plate meeting the end or side of another, as in the side of a ship
    接头处，连接处
    [as modifier]a butt joint.
    对接。
    ■the thicker or hinder end of a hide used for leather
    厚皮革，后腿部皮革
  2. (亦作 butt-end)the stub of a cigar or a cigarette
    烟头
    the ashtray was crammed with cigarette butts.
    烟灰缸里堆满了烟头。
  3. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)the buttocks or anus
    (非正式， 主 北美)臀部；肛门
  4. the trunk of a tree, especially the part just above the ground
    树干（尤指接近地面处）
verb
  1. [no obj.]adjoin or meet end to end
    平接，对接
    the shop butted up against the row of houses.
    这家店和那排房子紧紧相连。
    a garden that butted up to his own.
    和他花园紧挨的一座花园。
    ■[with obj.]join (pieces of stone, timber, and other building materials) with the ends or sides flat against each other
    沿边或头平接
    the rail will be butted up against the wardrobe.
    横杆将和衣橱相接。
常用词组
butt naked
  1. (informal)completely naked
    (非正式)全裸的
语源
  1. late Middle English : the noun apparently related to Dutch bot 'stumpy', also to buttock; the verb partly from butt,reinforced by abut
butt4
noun
  1. a cask, typically used for wine, ale, or water
    （酒）桶
    a butt of malmsey.
    一桶白葡萄酒。
    ■(US)a liquid measure equal to 126 US gallons (equivalent to 477.5 litres)
    (美)一桶（液体计量单位，等于126美制加仑，约为477.5升）
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Old French bot, from late Latin buttis
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