chum

英 [tʃʌm] 美[tʃʌm]
  • n. 室友;密友
  • vi. 结为密友
  • n. (Chum)人名;(柬)宗;(捷)胡姆

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中文词源


chum 朋友

俚语,来自chamber, 即同处一室的人,室友。

词态变化


复数: chums;

助记提示


1、originally university slang for "roommate," from alternative spelling of cham, short for chamber(mate).
2、chamber(mate) => cham => chum.
3. chum:纯。纯洁的友谊——室友,密友。

双语例句


1. an old school chum
老校友

来自《权威词典》

2. 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.

来自辞典例句

3. The lodge - keeper had a son who was a chum of Master Grossjay's.
小屋看守人有一个儿子.他是克罗斯杰少爷最要好的朋友之一.

来自辞典例句

4. 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.

来自辞典例句

5. Her chum said that South Korea is a scary place.
她的朋友说南韩是个疯狂的地方.

来自电影对白

英文词源


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."