rum

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rum1 /rʌm/ noun [countable, uncountable]  DFDa strong alcoholic drink made from sugar, or a glass of this drink 朗姆酒〔一种由糖制成的烈酒〕；一杯朗姆酒

Examples from the Corpus

rum• The Lords are a famously rum bunch.• From beneath it he pulled a fifth of rum.• Trent thanked him and poured another round of rum.• Stephen asked Christina for a splash of rum in his lime squash and Michael Stein followed suit.• I bought some rum in special, but those boys finished that.• Mix chocolate with dry ingredients, add the rum.• Then came the rum, and talk began again.• The rum was making me happy, or else just dizzy.rum2 adjective old-fashioned  STRANGEunusual or strange 异常的；古怪的，离奇的

Examples from the Corpus

rum• Running the rum shack was a lone, bold and beautiful woman, with the unlikely name of Madonna.Origin rum (1600-1700) Probably from rumbullion “rum” ((1600-1700))

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strong drink or glass made a sugar, from of alcoholic a Corpus

rum

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rum¹ /rʌm/ noun [uncountable and countable]a strong alcoholic drink made from sugar, or a glass of this drink

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rum² adjective old-fashioned
unusual or strange