PTE备考词汇：butt

butt

UK:  [bʌt]

US:  [bʌt]

复数：butts  过去分词：butted  现在分词：butting  

n.

1.(钓竿、箭等的)粗端;(工具等的)柄,把,枪托;(树木等的)残端,根端;针脚;〔美俚〕屁股;〔美国〕烟蒂;纸烟

2.桶〔英=108加仑,美=129.7加仑〕

3.目的,目标;笑柄,(批评等的)对象

4.澳洲小包羊毛〔净毛重112磅〕

5.残片;残余部分

6.(击剑中的)突刺

7.大酒桶

8.(练习箭术等的)靶子;射垛,箭靶垫;打靶场

9.顶撞,冲撞,碰撞

10.【农业】未犁的余地;〔古语〕界限

adv.

1.用头撞;猛撞

v.

1.(用头、角等)抵触,顶撞,冲

2.使邻接使两端对接;紧靠

3.邻接,毗连

4.碰撞

5.伸出,突出

6.打

7.以头撞:

1 . Barry: I'm sure you do. I was just trying to help. I'm really not trying to butt in.
我相信你能和员工很好的相处。我只是想帮助你，不是要干涉你的事。

2 . He struck the butt of his rifle on the bottom of the scow with a species of defiance.
他把枪托往船板上一顿，表现出一副鄙夷不屑的样子。

3 . What about last week when you told that joke about fat people trying to dance and you made him the butt of the joke?
那上周你讲的关于胖人试图去跳舞的笑话，你是拿他找乐子吗？

4 . "I know, " said the blind man, "but I gotta find his head before I can kick his butt. "
“我知道，”这位盲人说道，“在我踢他屁屁之前，我必须得先找到它的头。”

5 . The blows from the butt end of the gun made the house tremble, but did not shake the door.
枪托的冲撞把那房子震得一片响，但是那扇门纹丝不动。