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bugger

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bug∙ger / ˈbʌgə(r) /
◙ noun (BrE, taboo, slang)
1. an offensive word used to insult sb, especially a man, and to show anger or dislike
• (侮辱性称呼,尤用于男子)家伙；浑蛋；坏蛋:
»Come here, you little bugger!
  过来,你这个小浑蛋！
»You stupid bugger! You could have run me over!
  蠢货！你差点儿碾死我！
2. used to refer to a person, especially a man, that you like or feel sympathy for
• (表示亲昵或同情,尤用于男子)小伙子；老头儿；汉子:
»Poor bugger! His wife left him last week.
  可怜的家伙！他妻子上周离开了他。
»He's a tough old bugger.
  他是个铁汉子。
3. a thing that is difficult or causes problems
• 难题；麻烦的事:
»This door's a bugger to open.
  这扇门很难打开。
»Question 6 is a real bugger.
  第 6 题真难。

【IDIOMS】

—more at silly adj.◙ verb
1. (BrE, taboo, slang)
• used as a swear word when sb is annoyed about sth or to show that they do not care about sth at all
• (生气或不在乎时说)该死,妈的,去它的
▪ [V]
»Bugger! I've left my keys at home.
  妈的！我把钥匙忘在家里了。
▪ [VN]
»Bugger it! I've burnt the toast.
  该死！我把麪包烤煳了。
»Oh, bugger the cost! Let's get it anyway.
  嗨,管它多贵！咱们还是买了吧。
2. [VN] (BrE, taboo, slang) to break or ruin sth
• 毁坏:
»I think I've buggered the computer.
  我想我把计算机搞坏了。
3. [VN] (taboo or law 律) to have anal sex with sb
• 鸡奸(某人)
◘ ˌbugger 'me
• (BrE, taboo, slang) used to express surprise
• (表示惊奇)好家伙；哎呀:
»Bugger me! Did you see that?
  好家伙！你看见了吗？

【PHR V】

◘ ˌbugger a'bout / a'round (BrE, taboo, slang)
• to waste time by behaving in a silly way or with no clear purpose
• 闲混；胡闹:
»Stop buggering about and get back to work.
  别瞎混了,回去干活吧。

【HELP】A more polite, informal way of saying this is mess about (BrE) or mess around (NAmE, BrE).
• 较礼貌和非正式的说法是 mess about (英国英语)或 mess around (北美、英国英语)。

◘ ˌbugger sb a'bout / a'round (BrE, taboo, slang)
• to treat sb in a way that is deliberately not helpful to them or wastes their time
• 难为某人；故意浪费某人的时间:
»I'm sick of being buggered about by the company.
  那家公司就跟我拖着,真让人恶心。

【HELP】A more polite, informal way of saying this is mess sb about / around.
• 较礼貌和非正式的说法是 mess sb about / around。

◘ ˌbugger 'off (BrE, taboo, slang) (often used in orders 常用于命令)
• to go away
• 走开:
»Bugger off and leave me alone.
  走开,别管我。
»Where is everyone? They've all buggered off.
  大家都在哪儿呀？他们都走了。
◘ ˌbugger sth∽'up (BrE, taboo, slang)
• to do sth badly or spoil sth
• 弄糟；破坏；糟蹋:
»I buggered up the exam.
  我考试考砸了。
»Sorry for buggering up your plans.
  对不起,打乱了你的计划。

【HELP】A more polite, informal way of saying this is foul sth up, mess sth up orbungle sth.
• 较礼貌和非正式的说法是 foul sth up、mess sth up 或 bungle sth。

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