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ass /æs/ noun [countable]  1  STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT not polite a stupid annoying person 蠢驴，笨蛋 SYN foolHe’s a pompous ass. 他是头自负的蠢驴。make an ass of yourself (=do something stupid or embarrassing) 做傻事，出洋相2. HBHRUDE/IMPOLITE American English not polite the part of your body that you sit on 屁股3. HBA old use a donkey 驴 → arse1, → get your butt/ass in gear at gear1(8), → haul ass at haul1(5), → kick ass at kick1(8), → kick somebody’s ass at kick1(7), → kiss somebody’s ass at kiss1(6), → be a pain in the ass at pain1(3), → piece of ass at piece1(24), → smart arse, → work your ass off at work1(30)

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ass• I heard him on TV. He's such an ass.• I fell down on my ass.• She took a great deal of satisfaction in seeing the pompous old ass upset.Origin ass 1. Old English assa, from Latin asinus2. (1800-1900) Changed spelling of arse ((11-21 centuries)), from Old English ærs, ears

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Corpus person a annoying stupid

ass
ass /æs/ noun [countable]1. not polite a stupid annoying person
   SYN  fool:
    He’s a pompous ass.
    make an ass of yourself (=do something stupid or embarrassing)
2. American English not polite the part of your body that you sit on
3. old use a donkey
⇨ arse¹, ⇨ get your butt/ass in gear at gear¹(8), ⇨ haul ass at haul¹(5), ⇨ kick ass at kick¹(8), ⇨ kick sb’s ass at kick¹(7), ⇨ kiss sb’s ass at kiss¹(6), ⇨ be a pain in the ass at pain¹(3), ⇨ piece of ass at piece¹(22), ⇨ smart arse, ⇨ work your ass off at work¹(30)

assBrE /æs/ 🔊NAmE /æs/ 🔊 noun(NAmE) (BrE arse) (taboo, slang) the part of the body that you sit on; your bottom 屁股；腚(BrE, informal) a stupid person 蠢人；笨蛋 SYN fool ◆Don't be such an ass! 别那么傻头傻脑的！🔊🔊◆I made an ass of myself at the meeting—standing up and then forgetting the question. 我在会议上出了个大洋相，站起来却忘了要问的问题。🔊🔊(BrE, old use) a donkey 驴●get your ˈass in gear●move your ˈass(slang, especially NAmE) a rude way of telling sb to hurry 别磨磨蹭蹭的；赶快●get your ˌass over/in ˈhere, etc.(slang, especially NAmE) a rude way of telling sb to come here, etc. 滚过来（或进来等）●blow ˈsmoke (up sb's ass)(taboo, NAmE, slang) to try to trick sb or lie to sb, particularly by saying sth is better than it really is 吹牛皮；说大话蒙人●cover your ˈback(informal) (NAmE also cover your ˈasstaboo, slang ) to realize that you may be blamed or criticized for sth later and take action to avoid this 粉饰污点；防止可预见的指责◆Get everything in writing in order to cover your back. 一切都要立字为据，以绝后患。🔊🔊●kick (some/sb's) ˈassto punish or defeat sb 惩罚，击败（某人）●kiss sb's ˈarse(BrE) (NAmE kiss sb's ˈass, kiss ˈass) (taboo, slang) to be very nice to sb in order to persuade them to help you or to give you sth 谄媚巴结某人；拍某人马屁；奉承某人 HELP A more polite way to express this is lick sb's boots. 较礼貌的表达法是 lick sb's boots。●a pain in the ˈneck (BrE also a pain in the ˈarse/ˈbackside) (NAmE also a pain in the ˈass/ˈbutt) (informal) a person or thing that is very annoying 极讨厌的人（或事物）