rum

noun

/rʌm/

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[uncountable, countable] a strong alcoholic drink made from the juice of sugar cane朗姆酒（一种用甘蔗汁酿制的烈性酒）Topics Drinksc2
[countable] a glass of rum一杯朗姆酒
- A rum and Coke, please请来一杯朗姆酒和可乐

Word Originnoun mid 17th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete rumbullion, in the same sense.

adjective

/rʌm/

[usually before noun] (British English, old-fashioned, informal)

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strange奇特的；古怪的 synonym odd, peculiar
- He’s a rum fellow.他是个酒鬼。
- I don’t know what is going on—it’s a rum business.我不知道发生了什么——这是一个朗姆酒生意。
Word Originadjective late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

BNC: 9986 COCA: 9529

rum

Unusual in a strange way: strange, funny, weird...