rum
rum1noun- [mass noun]an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugar-cane residues or molasses
朗姆酒(由甘蔗残渣或糖蜜制成的蒸馏酒)
■(N. Amer.)intoxicating liquor
(北美)酒
语源- mid 17th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete rumbullion, in the same sense
rum2(rummer, rummest)- (Brit. informal, dated)odd; peculiar
(英,非正式,旧)古怪的,离奇的
it's a rum business, certainly.
这当然是件离奇事。
常用词组a rum go- (dated)a surprising occurrence or unforeseen turn of events
(旧)奇事
派生rumlyadverbrumnessnoun语源- late 18th cent.: of unknown origin
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