bun
/bʌn/noun
1
- a small cake, typically containing dried fruit小圆(果子)面包。
1.1
- a bread roll面包卷; 短棍面包。
1.2
- (in Scotland and Jamaica) a rich fruit cake or currant bread(苏格兰、牙买加的)果子糕点, 葡萄干面包。
2
- a hairstyle in which the hair is drawn back into a tight coil at the back of the head(盘在脑后的)圆发髻。
3
buns
N. Amer. informal a person's buttocks〈北美, 非正式〉(人的)屁股, 臀部。
短语
have a bun in the oven
- informal be pregnant〈非正式〉怀孕。
词源
late Middle English: of unknown origin.