词汇 | bumf |
释义 | bumf noun[ U ] UKinformal(alsobumph)uk /bʌmf/ us /bʌmf/ printed information, such as an advertisement or official document, that is usually unwanted and not interesting: (无用或乏味的)印刷品(如广告宣传单) I got a load of bumf from my bank in the post today.我今天收到了银行邮寄的许多宣传材料。 Books: kinds of books abridgment annual anthology audiobook backlist crammer digest dime novel e-reader easy read exercise book must-read novel novelette novelistic novelistically vade mecum workbook ya young adult Examples of bumfbumf People are not willing to spend time reading all the bumf that they receive, least of all that from the electoral officer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One thing, it seems to me, that this committee will not lack is bumf. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had seen all the bumf about how wonderful it was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The repeal of price controls is not merely the elimination of bumf and bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We receive much bumf but also much informed correspondence which gives expert views on different subjects, including fluoridation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems extraordinary that some bureaucratic piece of bumf or explanation can override that fundamental fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will send them the bumf whenever they like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He gives one the bumf and the glossies that one has grown to expect and nothing happens because these matters are all covered over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has talked about arrogant consumerism and referred to price control as bureaucracy and bumf. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have spent my life on various committees, and never before has such a glorious accumulation of "bumf" come my way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By the day of the general election there had been 151 pieces of bumf issued to local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The parliamentary agents, who have been able to send us fairly uninformative bumf, have not put forward one good thing to say about this chap or his company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He referred to my obsession for "bumf". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Goodness knows to what use this bumf will be put—certainly not for the good or the customers of the business, or for the good of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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