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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

hump [h^mp]
  1. 1. noun [c] (in ground) 丘陵
  2. 2. noun (to restrict speed) 凸面
  3. 3. noun [of camel]
  4. 4. noun (deformity) 驼背
  5. 5. vt.
    to get the hump
    [BRIT] [inf] 闷闷不乐

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

hump [hʌmp] [hʌmp]
  1. 1. noun 一些动物背部的)隆肉,如:(驼)峰;(人)驼背
  2. 2. noun 小圆丘土岗
  3. 3. noun [England] [verbal] 忧郁垂头丧气烦闷
  4. 4. vt. 使(背部等)变成弓状,使作弓状隆起,使成弓形
    The cat humped its back.
    猫弓起了背。
  5. 5. vt. [Australian English] [verbal] 把…背在背上;(用背)搬运
  6. 6. vt. [slang] 与…性交
  7. 7. vi. [American English] [slang] 尽力努力卖力
  8. 8. vi. [American English] [slang] 赶紧匆忙

Collins English-English Dictionary

hump [h^mp]
  1. 1. n a rounded protuberance or projection, as of earth, sand, etc
  2. 2. n [pathol] a rounded deformity of the back in persons with kyphosis, consisting of a convex spinal curvature
  3. 3. n a rounded protuberance on the back of a camel or related animal
  4. 4. vb to form or become a hump; hunch; arch
  5. 5. vt. [tr] [Brit] [slang] to carry or heave
  6. 6. vt. [slang] to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
  7. 7. vt. [Etymology] C18: probably from earlier humpbacked

Examples

to get the hump
[BRIT] [inf] 闷闷不乐 hump
驼峰调车场
hump yard 驼峰
驼峰调车法
hump switching 驼峰
驼峰
hump (of a camel)

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