rump

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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rump /rʌmp/ noun  1. [countable]HBA the part of an animal’s back that is just above its legs 〔动物的〕臀部2. rump steak DFgood quality meat that comes from the rump of a cow 臀肉牛排3. [countable]HBH the part of your body that you sit on – used humorously 〔人的〕屁股〔幽默用法〕 SYN bottom4. [singular] British EnglishREMAIN/BE LEFT the part of a group or government that remains after most of the other members have left 残余分子，余党

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rump• Mbeki also helped make space, though apparently reluctantly, for a rump of the old internal Mass Democratic Movement leadership.• Labour was reduced to a rump.• Her rump burned as though a bonfire had been lit under it, and she realised she was standing upright.• I got under her at the strategic moment, and placing one shoulder under her vast rump, heaved her up.Origin rump (1400-1500) From a Scandinavian language

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rump /rʌmp/ noun1. [countable] the part of an animal’s back that is just above its legs
2. rump steak good quality meat that comes from the rump of a cow
3. [countable] the part of your body that you sit on – used humorously
   SYN  bottom
4. [singular] British English the part of a group or government that remains after most of the other members have left

rumpBrE /rʌmp/ 🔊NAmE /rʌmp/ 🔊 noun [countable] the round area of flesh at the top of the back legs of an animal that has four legs （兽类的）臀部 [uncountable] (also ˌrump ˈsteak [countable, uncountable] ) a piece of good quality meat cut from the rump of a cow 臀肉牛排 [countable, usually singular] (humorous) the part of the body that you sit on （人的）屁股蛋子 SYN backside [singular] (BrE) the small or unimportant part of a group or an organization that remains when most of its members have left （团体或组织的）无足轻重的残留部分