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| 1 | the part of a cigarette or cigar that is left after you have finished smoking it 烟蒂 | | 1a | the end of the handle of a gun or tool （枪支或工具的）一端，柄 | | He was hit over the head with a rifle butt. 他头部被步枪枪托打了。 | | |
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| 2 | MAINLY AMERICAN informal the part of your body that you sit on 屁股；臀部 | They ought to get off their butts and go back to work. 他们应该站起来回去干活。 | |
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| 3 | a very large container with curved sides that is used for collecting or storing liquids （用于收集或储存液体的）大桶 | a water butt 大水桶 | |
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| - | be the butt of sth
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| if you are the butt of jokes or criticism , people often make jokes about you or criticize you |
| 成为（开玩笑或批评）的对象 |
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| He became the butt of everyone’ s silly jokes. 他成了大家开无聊玩笑的对象。 |
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| - | get your butt in/out of/over here AMERICAN spoken
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| used for telling someone rudely to go somewhere or do something |
| 别老坐着；起来做事 |
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| Get your butt over here right now! 你马上给我起来！ |
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