duff
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++duff1 /dʌf/ noun [countable] 1 American English informal the part of your body that you sit on 屁股 SYN bottom Get off your duff (=stop sitting or stop being lazy) and help me! 别坐着不动,来帮我忙!
Examples from the Corpus
duff• Even if she didn't spot that her sister was up the duff, she must have known her mum wasn't.duff2 adjective British English informal 1.BROKENbad or useless 坏了的;无用的Examples from the Corpus
duff• A Godsend for anyone who has to submit work as it gets rid of the chance of sending a duff disk.• This has been a duff year for him: the runs have flowed like treacle, and Dame Fortune has turned sour.duff3 verb 1.duff somebody ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal FIGHTto fight someone and injure them 痛打〔某人〕,殴伤〔某人〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
duff• For a small fee, usually a week's tuck allowance, she would duff up any victim selected.Origin duff1 (1800-1900) dough duff2 (1800-1900) Perhaps from dufferthat the your body Corpus sit you on part of
duff
duff1 /dʌf/
noun [countable]
SYN bottom:
Get off your duff (=stop sitting or stop being lazy) and help me!
duff2
adjective British English informal
duff3
verb
duff somebody ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal
to fight someone and injure them
| I |
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: dough
American English informal the part of your body that you sit on Origin: dough
SYN bottom:
| II |
adjective British English informal Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Perhaps from duffer
bad or uselessOrigin: Perhaps from duffer
| III |
verbduff somebody ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal
to fight someone and injure them