A bun is a small, round bread roll, sometimes sweet or containing fruit/spices, or a small sweet cake (British English). It can also refer to hair styled into a round shape on the head or, informally, to buttocks (American English).
A bun is a small, round bread roll, sometimes sweet or containing fruit/spices, or a small sweet cake (British English). It can also refer to hair styled into a round shape on the head or, informally, to buttocks (American English).
[N-COUNT 可数名词]小圆面包Buns are small bread rolls. They are sometimes sweet and may contain dried fruit or spices.
[oft n N]
...a currant bun.
掺有葡萄干的小圆面包
2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](表面覆有糖霜的)小蛋糕Buns are small sweet cakes. They often have icing on the top.
[BRIT 英]
3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]圆发髻 If a woman has her hair in a bun, she has fastened it tightly on top of her head or at the back of her head in the shape of a ball.
4
[N-COUNT 可数名词]屁股 Your buns are your buttocks.
[usu pl]
[mainly AM 主美]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I'd pinch his buns and kiss his neck.
我想掐他的屁股,亲他的脖子。
Oxford
bun/bʌn; NAmEbʌn/noun _hair_comp.jpg _bun.jpg 1[countable ]( BrE) a small round sweet cake 小圆甜蛋糕;小圆甜饼◆an iced bun加糖霜的小圆蛋糕☞see also
hot cross bun
2[countable ](BrE alsobap)a small round flat bread roll 圆面包◆a hamburger bun一个用来夹汉堡饼的面包☞compare
roll
n. (3 )3[countable ]long hair that has been twisted into a round shape and is worn on top or at the back of the head 圆发髻◆She wore her hair in a bun.她盘了个发髻。4buns[plural ]( slang) ( especially NAmE) the two sides of a person's bottom 屁股IDIOMhave a ˈbun in the oven( informal,humorous) to be pregnant 大肚子;怀孕bunbunsbun/bʌn; NAmEbʌn/
LDC
bunbun /bʌn/ noun [countable]
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1bun (3) British English a small round sweet cake: a sticky bun2a small round type of bread: a hamburger bun3if a woman has her hair in a bun, she fastens it in a small round shape at the back of her head4buns [plural] American English informal the two round parts of a person’s bottomSYN buttocks5have a bun in the oven British English informal to be pregnant – used humorously
WDF
bun
[bʌn]
CET6TEM4
n9152
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NOUN7924
83675
Spoken:
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buns[3368]
小面包(67%),圆发髻(33%)
n.小圆面包
屁股
圆髻
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