a large mass that sticks out above the surface of something, especially the ground (平面上的)大隆起物;(尤指)土墩,丘,冈 the dark hump of the mountain in the distance 远处高大的黑魆魆的山 - (British English)
a road/speed/traffic hump (= a hump on a road that forces traffic to drive more slowly) 公路上的限速路墩
a large curved part on the back of some animals, especially camels Topics Animalsc2(某些动物的)峰;(尤指)驼峰 a round part that sticks out on the back of a person, caused by an unusual curve in the spine (= the row of bones in the middle of the back) (人的)驼背
Word Originearly 18th cent.: probably related to Low German humpe ‘hump’, also to Dutch homp, Low German humpe ‘lump, hunk (of bread)’.
Idioms
be over the hump
to have done the most difficult part of something 完成最困难的部分;渡过最困难阶段
bust a gut (doing something/to do something)
(North American English also bust your butt/chops/hump, North American English, taboo, slang bust your ass)
- (informal)
to make a great effort to do something 完成最困难的部分;渡过最困难阶段 It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. 没有人会竭尽全力去解决这个问题。 I busted my chops to get into law school. 我拼尽全力想进法学院。 These guys were busting their butts on the field, trying to excel at athletics. 这些人在赛场上拼尽全力,试图在体育方面出类拔萃。
bust your hump/butt/chops (doing something/to do something) (North American English, informal)
(also bust a gut British and North American English, informal, bust your ass North American English, taboo, slang)
- (informal)
to make a great effort to do something 完成最困难的部分;渡过最困难阶段 I busted my hump to get into law school. 我竭尽全力考上了法学院。 These guys were busting their butts on the field, trying to excel at athletics. 这些人在赛场上拼尽全力,试图在体育方面出类拔萃。 It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. 没有人会竭尽全力去解决这个问题。
get/take the hump | give somebody the hump