chum

• n. 室友；密友
• vi. 结为密友
• n. (Chum)人名；(柬)宗；(捷)胡姆

俚语，来自chamber, 即同处一室的人，室友。

1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

chum (n.1)

"friend," 1680s, originally university slang for "roommate," from alternative spelling of cham, short for chamber(mate); typical of the late-17c. fondness for clipped words. Among derived forms used 19c. were chumship; chummery "shared bachelor quarters," chummage "system of quartering more than one to a room."

chum (n.2)

"fish bait," 1857, perhaps from Scottish chum "food."

an old school chum

老校友

牛津词典

...his old chum Anthony.

他的老朋友安东尼

柯林斯高阶英语词典

At the banquet table, I had the good fortune to sit visvis an old school chum.

我有幸和一位昔日的老校友坐在宴会桌的对面.

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You see I would rather chum with the few mechanics there were in that station.

你们看,我倒情愿与那站上的那几个机修工交朋友.

辞典例句

I notice it did not take Julian long to chum up with the new secretary.

我注意到朱利安没多久就和新秘书交上了朋友.

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Sorry, chum, we got orders to blot you out.

对不起啦, 伙计, 我们接到命令要把你干掉.

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There's your old chum, Francis Getliffe and his friends.

还有你的老朋友法兰西斯?盖特列夫以及他的朋友们.

辞典例句

He's going to chum with a friend next month instead of having a room to himself.

下个月他不独居一室了,他要和一个朋友一起住.

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Good luck chum and mountains of happiness and good cheer on this auspicious day, Your Birthday!

世上如有诤友, 那就是像你对我那样关怀的朋友.祝你生日快乐!

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How are we gonna get our truck in there, pal? - Just leaves it to me, chum!

我们怎样才能让我们的卡车到那里, 伙计? - 交给我来办吧, 老朋友!

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Kenny tried to chum up with his new roommate but was only partially successful.

肯尼想和他的新室友拉交情,但只取得了几分成功.

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Many fishermen swear by chum or'ground baits'that really stink!

许多渔民指着密友或'地面诱饵'真的很臭!

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They used to chum in with each other in the past.

他们过去关系很好.

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Winking conspiratorially at his chum.

对同房间的人狡黠地眨了眨眼.

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See you, old chum. Give me a ring.

再见, 老兄,给我来电话吧.

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In Taipei he met a boyhood chum.

他在台北遇见一位童年时期的拍档.

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Her chum said that South Korea is a scary place.

她的朋友说南韩是个疯狂的地方.

电影对白

an old school chum

老校友

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