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密友,室友结为密友

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chum \Chum\, n.

   {New chum}, a recent immigrant. [Australia] Chupatty
\Chu*pat"ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [Hind. chap[=a]t[=i].]
   A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the
   natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]

Chum \Chum\, n. [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or chamber
   fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.]
   A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and
   intimate friend.

Chum \Chum\, v. i. [imp. p. p. {Chummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Chumming}.]
   To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at
   college. [U. S.]

Chum \Chum\, n.
   Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [U. S.]

资料来源 : WordNet®

chum
     n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their
         activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {crony}, {pal}, {sidekick}]
     [also: {chumming}, {chummed}]