rum
gb/ɹˈʌm/ us/ɹˈʌm/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 8100
rum, furcsa, gyanús
NOMINO
B1
1
rum
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
a glass of [rum]
She ordered a double rum with ice at the bar.
Rendelt a bárban egy dupla rumot jéggel.
They used dark rum to make the cake taste richer.
Sötét rumot használtak, hogy gazdagabb íze legyen a süteménynek.
He mixed the rum with fresh lime and sugar to make a cocktail.
Tourists lined up to taste the local Caribbean rum at the distillery.
I only drink rum in the winter, usually in hot drinks.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He drank a small glass of rum.
Megivott egy kis pohár rumot.
They put some rum in the fruit cake.
Tettek egy kis rumot a gyümölcskenyérbe.
She ordered rum and cola at the bar.
This cocktail has a lot of rum in it.
I do not like the taste of rum.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes treat "rum" as always countable and say "many rums" when they mean many glasses of rum. Use "some rum" for the drink in general, and "a glass of rum" or "two rums" when talking about servings. Learners may also confuse the spelling and pronunciation with "room" or "Rome".
Maana
strong alcoholic drink from sugarcane
Miunganiko ya maneno
dark rum
|white rum
|spiced rum
|rum and coke
|glass of rum
|shot of rum
Visawe
liquor (A general word for strong alcoholic drinks; less specific than "rum".)
Vinyume
soft drink (A non-alcoholic drink, the opposite of a strong alcoholic spirit like rum.)
Mada
food_and_drink
|social_life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A strong alcoholic drink made from sugarcane or molasses, often used in cocktails or drunk on its own.
A strong distilled alcoholic spirit, usually made from sugarcane juice or molasses, often clear or brown and used for drinking straight or in mixed drinks.
C1
INFORMAL
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
a rum [person/situation/story]
It was a rum business altogether, and nobody ever found out the full story.
There's something very rum about the way he suddenly left town.
"That's a rum do," he said when he heard they'd all been fired by email.
She's a rum sort, friendly but hard to read.
I always thought it rather rum that he never spoke about his past.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
It was a rum story, and I did not believe it.
They thought it was a bit rum that she came so late and said nothing.
He is a rum old man who acts in a strange way.
Losing the key twice in one day seemed pretty rum to her.
The whole thing looked rum, so they asked more questions.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may think this adjective means "related to the drink rum". In this sense, it does not; it means "strange" or "suspicious" and is mainly old-fashioned British English. In modern English, it is usually better to use "odd" or "strange" instead of "rum".
Maana
strange, surprising, or slightly suspicious
Miunganiko ya maneno
a rum do
|a bit rum
|pretty rum
|a rum sort
|a rum old business
Visawe
odd (Very close in meaning but more common and modern; "rum" sounds old-fashioned and mainly British.)
Vinyume
normal (Describes something usual and not strange, the opposite of a "rum" situation or person.)
Mada
describing_people
|opinions
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
(Old-fashioned British) Strange or a bit suspicious, so that something does not feel normal or right.
(British, old-fashioned informal) Strange, surprising, or slightly suspicious in a way that feels unusual or not quite right.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
rum
IPA
GB/ɹˈʌm/
US/ɹˈʌm/
Silabi na mkazo
rum (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (rum)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: rum
- Plural: rum, rums
Familia ya neno
Forms
rums
noun
Related words
rummy
adjective
Semi
a rum do
1/ə ɹˈʌm dˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
an unpleasant or strange situation
An event or situation that feels unfair, unpleasant, or strangely surprising.
Mifano
- Getting fired the day before his wedding was a rum do if ever there was one.
- "It's a rum do when the trains all stop without warning," she complained.
- The whole affair was a rum do from start to finish, and nobody trusted the official explanation.
rum and coke
1/ɹˈʌm ˈænd kˈoʊk/
fixed phrase
a drink of rum with cola
A mixed drink that is made by putting rum and cola (Coke) together, usually with ice.
Mifano
- He ordered a rum and coke and found a seat by the window.
- She usually drinks wine but asked for a rum and coke at the party.
- The bar was running a special on rum and coke all night.
rum deal
1/ɹˈʌm dˈil/
idiom
informal
unfair or harsh treatment
A situation where someone is treated in a very unfair or unpleasant way.
Mifano
- It was a rum deal for the workers, who lost their jobs without any warning.
- Getting the blame for something you didn’t do is a pretty rum deal.
- Fans felt it was a rum deal when ticket prices doubled overnight.