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rum

noun
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  1. [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
  2. [countable] a glass of rum一杯朗姆酒
    • A rum and Coke, please请喝朗姆酒和可乐
    3. Word Originnoun mid 17th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete rumbullion, in the same sense.

rum

adjective
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[usually before noun] (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. strange奇特的；古怪的 synonym odd, peculiar
    • He’s a rum fellow.他是朗姆酒的家伙。
    • I don’t know what is going on—it’s a rum business.我不知道发生了什么—这是朗姆酒生意。
    Word Originadjective late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.