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A bummer is a situation that is disappointing or — the thing that happened, not a person.
A bummer is a situation that is disappointing or annoyingBummer指的是一件讓人失望或討厭的事 — the thing that happened是發生的那件事 not a person不是指一個人
The concert is cancelled. It rains on picnic day. Your phone dies at the worst moment.
The concert is cancelled演唱會取消了。 It rains on picnic day野餐那天下雨了。 Your phone dies at the worst moment手機在最糟的時刻沒電了
In informal American English, people say “That’s a bummer” or “What a bummer.” It is casual and a little old-sounding now; some younger speakers would say something sharper instead, but you will still hear it all the time from people who grew up with it.
In informal American English在美式英語的口語裡 people say人們會說 'That's a bummer'「That's a bummer」 or或 'What a bummer.'「What a bummer」。 It is casual這個說法很輕鬆隨性 and a little old-sounding now現在聽起來也有點老派了； some younger speakers would say something sharper instead有些年輕人可能會改用比較犀利的說法 but但 from people who grew up with it從小聽這個字長大的人 you will still hear it all the time還是很常這樣說
It is mild. You can say it to a friend about bad luck. You would not put it in a job letter.
It is mild這個字語氣很溫和。 You can say it to a friend你可以跟朋友這樣說 about bad luck聊到倒霉事時。 You would not put it但你不會把它寫進 in a job letter求職信裡
(There is an older, different bummer meaning a person who hangs around doing nothing. That is not this meaning, and mixing the two will confuse people.)
(There is an older, different bummer（還有一個比較舊、不一樣的bummer meaning a person who hangs around doing nothing指的是一個整天遊手好閒、什麼事都不做的人。 That is not this meaning那不是這裡講的意思 and mixing the two will confuse people把兩者搞混會讓人一頭霧水。)
組成For this meaning, from bum (“make unhappy,” as in “that bums me out”) + -er. It started as US drug slang. An older person-word bummer comes from German Bummler, “a drifter” — that is a different job for the same spelling.
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
bummernoun詞源 1/ˈbʌ.mɚ/
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obsoletehistoricalA forager, especially in Sherman's March to the Sea of November to December 1864.
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datedslangAn idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.
- “If I get away I sha’n’t be here,” I says, “to prove these rapscallions ain’t your uncles, and I couldn’t do it if I was here. I could swear they was beats and bummers, that’s all, though that’s worth something.
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A lamb (typically the smallest of a multiple birth) which has been abandoned by its mother or orphaned, and as a consequence is raised in part or in whole by humans.
bummernoun詞源 2/ˈbʌ.mɚ/
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A disappointment, a pity, a shame.
- That's a total bummer.
- Looks like I'm gonna be stuck here the whole summer / Well what a bummer / I can think of a lot worse places to be
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datedslangA psychedelic crisis; hallucinogenic drug use producing undesirable dysphoric psychological effects, most often fear, paranoia, and especially horrifying hallucinations; a bad trip.
- This young man never had a bummer in some 33 LSD trips. Every one of the them was a delight—everything under control. He needed only to snap his fingers, and down he came, anytime. But on Voyage 34, he finally met himself coming down an up staircase, and the encounter was crushing.
bummerintj詞源 2/ˈbʌ.mɚ/
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Exclamation of annoyance or frustration at a bummer (disappointment).
bummernoun詞源 3/ˈbʌ.mɚ/
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offensivederogatoryslangA gay man.
- You know, the kind of guy who would, if he wasn't gay, probably be shouting ‘Oi, gay boy!’ or ‘You bummer!’ or even ‘Oi, paki!’ or what have you. They're not enlightened.
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。