- (North American English ass)
the part of the body that you sit on; your bottom 屁股；腚 (usually following an adjective 通常置于形容词后 a stupid person 笨蛋；傻瓜
Word OriginOld English ærs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aars and German Arsch.
Idioms
My arse!
- (British English, taboo, slang)
used by some people to show they do not believe what somebody has said 我才不信这屁话
get your arse in gear | move your arse (British English)
(North American English get your ass in gear, move your ass )
- (taboo, slang)
a rude way of telling somebody to hurry 别磨磨蹭蹭的；赶快 If you get your arse in gear, we can make it out of here tonight. 如果你快点，我们今晚就能离开这里。
lick somebody’s arse (British English, taboo, slang)
(also lick somebody’s boots)
- (disapproving)
to show too much respect for somebody in authority because you want to please them 阿谀奉承；谄媚；拍马屁
not know your arse from your elbow
- (British English, taboo, slang)
to be very stupid; to have absolutely no skill 愚蠢之至；屁都不懂
a pain in the arse/backside (British English, taboo, slang)
(North American English, taboo, slang a pain in the ass/butt)
(also a pain in the neck informal)
a person or thing that is very annoying 极讨厌的人（或事物） That man's a pain in the arse! 那个人是个讨厌鬼！
work your arse off
- (British English, taboo, slang)
to work very hard 拼命干