喜樂美語

核心畫面

Hold this picture: a small, round, softly thing that fits in one hand. Bread first — but the shape travels, so anything with that same little round mound can be called a bun.

「一個手掌大小、圓圓鼓鼓的小丘」。最原始的落點是麵包：一顆一人份、表面拱起來的小圓麵包，不是切片的長條吐司，而是可以…更多收起「一個手掌大小、圓圓鼓鼓的小丘」。最原始的落點是麵包：一顆一人份、表面拱起來的小圓麵包，不是切片的長條吐司，而是可以整顆捧在手裡的那種。有趣的是，這個詞真正好用的地方在於「形狀會跑」——只要是那個又圓又鼓的小團子，英語就可以借 bun 來叫它，不管它其實是麵包、是頭髮，還是身體的某個部位。

Two branches

可以吃的小圓麵包

這一家是核心畫面最字面的落點：真正的麵包，分成甜的和不甜的兩路。

bread roll · noun · A2

a small round piece of bread for one person, not sweet, often cut open and filled to make a burger or a sandwich.

圓麵包

借形狀來說的東西

這一家不再是麵包，而是把核心那個「圓鼓鼓小丘」的形狀搬到別的東西身上；越往後越口語、越帶玩笑。

hair bun · noun · B1

hair that is twisted or gathered and fastened into a small round shape, usually at the back or on top of the head.

髮髻；包包頭

原始詞典資料23 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。

Bunname

  • 1

    A surname from Khmer.

bunnoun詞源 1/bʌn/

  • 1

    Senses referring to baked goods.

  • 2

    Senses referring to baked goods.

  • 3

    Senses referring to baked goods.

  • 4

    Senses referring to baked goods.

  • 5

    A roll of hair worn at the back of the head.

    • loose bun;   messy bun;   tight bun
    • The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.
  • 6

    slangA drunken spree.

  • 7

    A newbie.

  • 8

    slangA young girl or woman.

另外 2 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    slangA buttock.

    • nice buns;   tight buns
  • 10

    slangThe vagina.

    • How 'bout I put my hot dog in your bun?
    • Wait. I can touch your boobs, stick my wiener in your bun, but I can't kiss you?

bunverb詞源 1/bʌn/

  • 1

    To form (the hair) into a bun.

    • Bunning her hair, she left her childhood bedroom for the hall.

bunnoun詞源 2/bʌn/

  • 1

    archaicdialectalA bunny: a rabbit.

  • 2

    archaicdialectalA squirrel.

  • 3

    archaicdialectalThe scut or tail of a hare.

  • 4

    archaicdialectalA dry stalk.

bunverb詞源 3/bʌn/

  • 1

    slangTo smoke cannabis.

  • 2

    slangTo shoot.

    • 2004, MC Forcer, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow!" Don't care about your crew, bun them any day
    • Some man acting dumb, think's he's a gun-man, wanna bring me drama. How you gonna bun me?
  • 3

    slangTo forget.

bunnoun詞源 3/bʌn/

  • 1

    slangmarijuana cigarette, joint

    • Man say that they spray the fire I fuck that shit, I drop the bun

bunnoun詞源 4/bʌn/

  • 1

    A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

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。