butt
/bʌt/ (bre, ipa) · /bʌt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbət/ (ame, mw)
butt — 名詞
- buttsingular
- buttsplural
1. the small stub left over after someone has smoked a cigarette down to the filter
菸蒂
抽完香菸後剩下的小段
the small stub left over after someone has smoked a cigarette down to the filter, usually thrown away or stamped out.
Maya bent down and picked up a dozen cigarette butts from the beach.
Maya 彎下腰，從沙灘上撿起了十幾個菸蒂。
collocation: cigarette butt
The ashtray on Carlos's desk was overflowing with old butts.
Carlos 桌上的菸灰缸堆滿了舊菸蒂。
Please do not throw butts into the toilet at the campsite.
請不要把菸蒂丟進露營區的馬桶裡。
A single butt smouldered on the pavement outside the bar.
酒吧外的人行道上有一根菸蒂還在悶燒。
The cleaner swept up hundreds of butts from the train platform every morning.
清潔工每天早上都從火車月台掃起好幾百個菸蒂。
文法句型
cigarette butt
用法筆記
Almost always countable and concrete; the fuller phrase 'cigarette butt' is more common in writing, while 'butt' alone is fine in speech once context is clear.
常見錯誤
2. an informal word for the soft part of the body that a person sits on, often used
屁股
口語中指人坐下時接觸地面的部位
an informal word for the soft part of the body that a person sits on, often used in casual speech, jokes, or sayings.
Marcus slipped on the wet floor and landed hard on his butt.
Marcus 在濕地板上滑了一跤，重重地跌坐在屁股上。
informal register: everyday speech
Lina yelled at the kids to get off their butts and help with the dishes.
Lina 對著孩子們大喊，叫他們抬起屁股來幫忙洗碗。
idiomatic: 'get off your butt'
These jeans are too tight around the butt for me to wear all day.
這條牛仔褲的屁股太緊，我穿一整天受不了。
The toddler patted his own butt and giggled at his grandmother.
小男孩拍著自己的屁股，對著奶奶咯咯笑。
用法筆記
Mainly American informal; in formal writing or polite conversation use 'bottom' or 'buttocks'. Frequently appears in fixed expressions such as 'kick someone's butt', 'get off your butt', and 'pain in the butt'.
常見錯誤
3. the wide, heavy rear part of a long firearm such as a rifle or shotgun, made to
槍托
長槍後端抵肩膀的粗厚部分
the wide, heavy rear part of a long firearm such as a rifle or shotgun, made to be pressed against the shoulder while shooting.
The soldier braced the butt of his rifle firmly against his right shoulder.
那名士兵把步槍的槍托牢牢地頂在右肩上。
pattern: the butt of [a/his/the] rifle
A guard struck the prisoner across the back with the butt of his weapon.
一名警衛用槍托從背後打了那名囚犯。
collocation: with the butt of
The wooden butt of the old hunting rifle was scratched and worn smooth.
那把舊獵槍的木製槍托已被磨得光滑、刮痕累累。
The ranger propped the gun upright, resting the butt on the cabin floor.
那位巡山員把槍直立靠著，槍托抵在小木屋的地板上。
- stock
the standard technical term for the wooden or plastic shoulder piece of a rifle
- shoulder stock
more specific; emphasises the part placed against the shoulder
文法句型
the butt of a rifle/gun
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'of' plus a long firearm (rifle, shotgun, musket). Distinct from 'barrel' (the long tube the bullet travels through) and 'grip' (the part the hand wraps around on a pistol).
常見錯誤
4. someone who other people repeatedly tease, mock, or laugh at, often in a way tha
笑柄；箭靶
經常被取笑或嘲諷的對象
someone who other people repeatedly tease, mock, or laugh at, often in a way that feels unfair or hurtful.
Quiet new students sometimes become the butt of every classroom joke.
安靜的轉學生有時會成為班上每個玩笑的笑柄。
fixed pattern: the butt of [every] joke
Mr Patel was tired of being the butt of his colleagues' lazy jokes about his accent.
Patel 先生受夠了同事拿他口音當笑柄開無聊玩笑。
After the speech went viral, the minister became the butt of jokes on every late-night show.
那場演說在網路上瘋傳後，那位部長成了各深夜節目的笑柄。
Growing up tall and skinny, Jamal was always the butt of his cousins' teasing.
Jamal 從小又高又瘦，總是被表兄弟們拿來開玩笑。
- target
wider scope; can apply to attacks or campaigns, not just jokes
- victim
stronger; suggests real harm, not just teasing
- laughingstock
stronger; means widely mocked rather than mocked by one group
文法句型
the butt of [jokes/ridicule/criticism]
用法筆記
Strongly fixed in the pattern 'the butt of + (jokes / ridicule / humour / criticism)'. Almost always preceded by 'the' and used with 'be' or 'become'. Implies the person is unwilling or undeserving of the mockery.
常見錯誤
5. a very large wooden barrel, traditionally used for storing wine, beer, or rainwa
大酒桶
用來儲存酒、啤酒或雨水的特大木桶
a very large wooden barrel, traditionally used for storing wine, beer, or rainwater on farms and in old breweries.
Two oak butts of sherry stood at the back of the cool stone cellar.
兩個橡木製的雪利酒大桶擺在涼爽石窖的後方。
collocation: butt of sherry/wine
The old farmhouse still has a rain butt under the kitchen drainpipe.
那棟老農舍的廚房排水管下面還放著一個雨水桶。
British compound: rain butt
Each butt held enough beer to last the village through the winter.
每一桶啤酒都足夠整個村子喝過一個冬天。
The brewer rolled an empty butt across the yard and tipped it onto its side.
釀酒師把空木桶滾過院子，然後把它側翻倒下。
用法筆記
Mostly historical or specialist (wine trade, brewing, gardening). The compound 'water butt' / 'rain butt' is still everyday British English for a garden water container.
常見錯誤
butt — 動詞
- buttpresent simple I / you / we / they
- buttshe / she / it
- buttedpast simple
- butting-ing form
1. to drive your head, or in the case of an animal its horns, sharply forward into
用頭頂撞
以頭部或角猛力撞向某人某物
to drive your head, or in the case of an animal its horns, sharply forward into a person or thing in order to push, attack, or get attention.
The angry goat lowered its head and butted Sofia in the leg.
那隻發怒的山羊低下頭，用頭撞了 Sofia 的腿一下。
transitive: butt + person + in + body part
Two young rams butted each other across the muddy field.
兩隻年輕的公羊在泥濘的田野上互相用頭頂撞。
reciprocal: butt + each other
The hungry calf kept butting against the wooden gate of the pen.
那隻飢餓的小牛一直用頭去頂畜欄的木門。
Diego butted the striker in the chest and was sent off the pitch.
Diego 用頭撞向對方前鋒的胸口，結果被趕出場外。
Our cat butts my hand whenever she wants to be stroked.
我們家的貓只要想被摸，就會用頭去頂我的手。
文法句型
butt + somebody/something
butt + against + something
用法筆記
The subject is usually a horned animal (goat, ram, bull) or a person using their forehead like a weapon. With 'against', the action is repeated or pushing rather than a single sharp blow.