bugger
bugger — 名詞
- buggersingular
- buggersplural
1. a coarse name for someone you think is foolish or who has annoyed you, said with
討厭鬼；混蛋
對惹人厭或愚蠢者的粗俗稱呼
a coarse name for someone you think is foolish or who has annoyed you, said with mild scorn or playful insult.
Joon called his brother a lazy bugger for sleeping all afternoon.
Joon 罵他弟弟是個整個下午都在睡覺的懶鬼。
insulting noun: a lazy/stupid bugger
The old farmer grumbled that the buggers next door had stolen his ladder.
那位老農夫抱怨隔壁那些混蛋偷了他的梯子。
plural, scornful reference to other people
Selim shouted at the cheeky bugger who had cut in front of him.
Selim 對那個插隊到他前面的厚臉皮傢伙大吼。
Jude told his stubborn brother to stop being such a bugger and ask for help.
Jude 叫他固執的哥哥別再當個討厭鬼，直接開口求助。
用法筆記
Mildly to strongly offensive depending on tone; among British friends it can be almost affectionate, but to a stranger it is rude. Distinguish from sense 2, which carries sympathy rather than scorn.
2. a casual word for someone, typically male, spoken of with warmth or pity instead
傢伙；可憐人
帶同情或親暱口吻指某人（多指男性）
a casual word for someone, typically male, spoken of with warmth or pity instead of anger.
Poor old bugger, Romi thought, watching the cyclist struggle up the hill.
Romi 看著那位騎士吃力地騎上坡，心想：可憐的老傢伙。
sympathy: poor old bugger
The lucky bugger won a free trip to Lisbon in the office raffle.
那個幸運的傢伙在公司抽獎中贏得了一趟里斯本免費之旅。
affectionate envy: lucky bugger
Andrés is a clever bugger; he fixed the boiler in ten minutes.
Andrés 是個聰明的傢伙，他十分鐘就把鍋爐修好了。
The little bugger had hidden behind the sofa to surprise his grandfather.
那個小傢伙躲在沙發後面，想嚇他爺爺一跳。
用法筆記
Subject is usually a man and the speaker feels affection, pity, or envy. Distinguish from sense 1: the adjective signals the mood (poor/lucky/clever = warm; lazy/stupid = scornful).
3. a coarse word for a task or object that is giving you a lot of trouble or is har
難搞的事
指棘手或難應付的事物
a coarse word for a task or object that is giving you a lot of trouble or is hard to deal with.
This jar lid is a real bugger to open without a cloth.
這個罐子蓋不用布還真的很難打開。
a bugger to + verb (hard to do)
The maths test was an absolute bugger, Yael admitted afterwards.
Yael 事後承認，那場數學考試真是有夠難。
intensifier: an absolute bugger
Fixing the old printer turned out to be a right bugger of a job.
修那台舊印表機結果是件超級麻煩的差事。
The crossword had one clue that was a complete bugger to solve.
那份填字遊戲裡有一題線索難解到不行。
用法筆記
Refers to a thing or task, never a person; the frame 'a bugger to + infinitive' is very common. Distinguish from senses 1 and 2, which both refer to people.
4. an old and offensive term for a person who has anal sex, used mainly in legal or
雞姦者
舊時法律用語，指進行肛交者，極具冒犯性
an old and offensive term for a person who has anal sex, used mainly in legal or historical writing.
In medieval church courts, a person convicted as a bugger faced severe punishment.
在中世紀的教會法庭中，被判為雞姦者的人會遭受嚴厲懲罰。
legal/historical register
The clerk read out the old charge, naming the prisoner a bugger before the silent court.
書記官宣讀那項舊罪名，在鴉雀無聲的法庭上把那名囚犯稱作雞姦者。
historical legal noun in a courtroom scene
Historians note that the label bugger appeared in court records from the period.
歷史學家指出，這個標籤曾出現在當時的法庭紀錄中。
An eighteenth-century pamphlet branded the accused man a bugger before any trial.
一本十八世紀的小冊子在審判前就把那名被告貼上了這個污名。
- sodomite
same archaic/legal register; equally offensive
用法筆記
Highly offensive and archaic as a label for a person; appears today almost only in legal history or quotation. Modern English avoids it entirely outside such contexts.
bugger — 動詞
- buggerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- buggers3rd person singular
- buggering-ing form
- buggeredpast simple
1. to damage something or make a mess of it, especially by accident.
弄壞；搞砸
粗俗用語，指（多為意外地）損壞或弄糟某物
to damage something or make a mess of it, especially by accident.
Tuan dropped the laptop and completely buggered the screen.
Tuan 把筆電摔了，整個螢幕都被他弄壞了。
transitive: bugger + object (damage it)
The heavy rain has buggered our plans for a picnic on Saturday.
這場大雨把我們週六野餐的計畫全給搞砸了。
figurative: bugger plans (ruin them)
Be careful with that switch, or you'll bugger the whole machine.
小心那個開關，不然你會把整台機器弄壞。
Paloma was worried she had buggered the printer by pulling the paper too hard.
Paloma 擔心自己因為太用力抽紙而把印表機弄壞了。
- fix
to repair what was damaged
文法句型
bugger + something
用法筆記
Object is usually a machine, a plan, or a job; often passive or in the perfect tense after an accident. Coarse but not strongly taboo in casual British speech.
2. to have anal sex with another person, a meaning used mainly in legal and histori
雞姦
舊時法律用語，指與他人進行肛交
to have anal sex with another person, a meaning used mainly in legal and historical writing.
Old English laws made it a crime for one man to bugger another.
古英格蘭法律把一名男子與另一名男子發生肛交定為犯罪。
legal register: transitive verb
Court documents from the era used the verb to bugger in formal charges.
當時的法庭文件在正式指控中使用了這個動詞。
historical legal usage
At the lecture, Ravindra asked why the old law used the verb to bugger so freely.
在那場講座上，Ravindra 問道，為何舊法律會如此頻繁地使用這個動詞。
Under the old law, to bugger another man could bring a long prison sentence.
依照舊法，與另一名男子發生肛交可能被判處長期監禁。
- sodomize
same legal/clinical register
文法句型
bugger + someone
用法筆記
Clinical and legal in tone; in everyday speech this meaning is avoided and the slang senses dominate. Distinguish from verb sense 1, which is about damaging things.
bugger — 感嘆詞
1. a coarse word said suddenly when you are angry or upset about something.
可惡；糟糕
生氣或懊惱時脫口而出的粗俗用語
a coarse word said suddenly when you are angry or upset about something.
Bugger! Élise had left her keys locked inside the car again.
可惡！Élise 又把鑰匙鎖在車裡了。
single-word outburst of anger
Oh, bugger, the train has just pulled away from the platform.
唉，糟糕，火車剛剛從月台開走了。
oh, bugger (mild frustration)
Bugger, Stefan groaned, as the coffee spilled across his notes.
可惡，Stefan 咕噥著，咖啡灑了一地，弄濕了他的筆記。
When the lights went out, Grandad just muttered a quiet bugger and lit a candle.
燈一熄滅，爺爺只低聲罵了句可惡，便點起了蠟燭。
- damn
milder swear word, more common in American English
用法筆記
Stands alone or after 'oh'; a single sharp word for a moment of irritation. Distinguish from sense 2, which adds 'it' and signals stronger anger.
2. a coarse phrase, often 'bugger it', shouted to show that you are very angry or h
去他的
常為bugger it，表強烈憤怒或放棄
a coarse phrase, often 'bugger it', shouted to show that you are very angry or have given up on something.
Bugger it, Ife snapped, throwing the broken umbrella into the bin.
去他的，Ife 沒好氣地說，把壞掉的雨傘丟進垃圾桶。
phrase: bugger it (giving up in anger)
Bugger this, the workers said, walking out after months of unfair pay.
去他的，工人們說完，在被剋扣薪資數月後集體走人。
bugger this (refusing to continue)
Bugger it all, Christopher decided, and cancelled the whole disastrous trip.
通通去他的，Christopher 一賭氣便取消了整趟災難般的旅程。
Bugger it, the chef muttered, and tossed the burnt cake straight into the bin.
去他的，那位廚師咕噥著，把烤焦的蛋糕直接扔進了垃圾桶。
- forget it
non-vulgar way to express giving up
用法筆記
The added 'it', 'this', or 'it all' raises the strength well above the bare sense 1, often signalling that the speaker is abandoning the effort.
3. a coarse phrase, often 'bugger me', said to show that something has shocked or a
我的天
常為「bugger me」，表極度驚訝
a coarse phrase, often 'bugger me', said to show that something has shocked or amazed you.
Bugger me, Vinícius gasped, the old painting sold for a million pounds.
我的天，Vinícius 倒抽一口氣，那幅舊畫竟賣了一百萬英鎊。
phrase: bugger me (shock)
Well, bugger me, the team came back to win in the final minute.
哎喲我的天，那支隊伍在最後一分鐘逆轉獲勝。
well, bugger me (amazement)
Bugger me, Aylin laughed, you actually finished the marathon!
我的天，Aylin 笑著說，你竟然真的跑完了馬拉松！
Bugger me, Baraka whispered, that tiny dog just dragged the whole sledge uphill.
我的天，Baraka 低聲說，那隻小狗竟然把整台雪橇拖上了坡。
- blimey
milder British exclamation of surprise
用法筆記
Almost always the fixed phrase 'bugger me'; expresses astonishment, not anger. Distinguish from senses 1 and 2, which both signal frustration rather than surprise.