rump
noun/rʌmp/
/rʌmp/
- [countable] the round area at the top of the back legs of an animal that has four legs
(兽类的)臀部,后臀 - He slapped the horse on the rump.
他拍了拍马的屁股。
- He slapped the horse on the rump.
- [uncountable] (also rump steak [countable, uncountable])a piece of good quality meat cut from the rump of a cow
Topics Foodc2臀肉牛排 - [countable, usually singular] (humorous) the part of the body that you sit on
synonym backside(人的)屁股蛋子 - [singular] (British English) 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 - The election reduced the party to a rump.
这次选举后该党已沦为微不足道的少数党。
- The election reduced the party to a rump.
Word Originlate Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish and Norwegian rumpe ‘backside’.