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，岡 the dark hump of the mountain in the distance 遠處高大的黑魆魆的山 - (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 （某些動物的）峰；（尤指）駝峰 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）駝背
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 完成最困難的部分；渡過最困難階段
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 完成最困難的部分；渡過最困難階段 It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. 沒有人會竭盡全力去解決這個問題。 I busted my chops to get into law school. 我拼盡全力想進法學院。 These guys were busting their butts on the field, trying to excel at athletics. 這些人在賽場上拼盡全力，試圖在體育方面出類拔萃。
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 完成最困難的部分；渡過最困難階段 I busted my hump to get into law school. 我竭盡全力考上了法學院。 These guys were busting their butts on the field, trying to excel at athletics. 這些人在賽場上拼盡全力，試圖在體育方面出類拔萃。 It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. 沒有人會竭盡全力去解決這個問題。
get/take the hump | give somebody the hump