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Definition of bum rap in English:

bum rap

noun
North American informal
  • 1A false charge, typically one leading to imprisonment.

    〈非正式,主北美〉不实指控(尤指被告因此坐牢)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I knew they were getting a bum rap, but they had no defenders that day.
    • Lay, Skilling, and Fastow, as well as the folks at Andersen, have gotten a bum rap.
    • Speaking of bum rap, the Seminole County judge, they ranted to recuse her.
    1. 1.1 An unfair judgement on someone or something.
      〈喻〉不公平的惩罚(或责备)
      the industry often gets a bum rap for being dishonest
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You know, it's a great way to communicate, especially instrumental music, which gets a bum rap.
      • Craig Knowles, a wildlife consultant in Boulder, Montana, who has mapped many prairie dog towns across the West, says the animal got a bum rap from the early researchers.
      • At least one good piece of evidence suggests that tarring liberals as the eggheads around here is a bum rap.
      • What a bum rap sodium, commonly known as plain old salt, has been given.
      • Many in the iron game would be surprised to learn that fruit has gotten a bum rap in bodybuilding circles.
      • I was shocked that something as totally delightful as motherhood could have gotten such a bum rap.
      • He's taken nothing but bum raps on every decision he's made about Vietnam.
      • They insist that the industry is getting a bum rap - that criticisms are based more on perception than reality.
      • All in all, Grant's administration gets a bum rap.
      • I tell you, they have taken a bum rap, because when the final chapter is written, they were us, and we were just fine with them.
      • What a bum rap cheese has taken.
      • Now, why does it get - I hate to get off on this tangent - but just why does Scientology get bum raps so much?
      • Teraoka says he feels Eve has gotten a bum rap over the centuries as the instigator of mankind's sorrows.
      • They get a bum rap, and have had a rough time historically.
      • As we all have heard, the bum rap on Los Angeles is that it is too big and sprawling; it has no center and one has to spend all one's time in the car.
      • The poinsettia, everyone's favorite holiday plant, has gotten a bum rap for a number of years.
      • Carbs have gotten a bum rap because research shows that lower-carbohydrate diets are effective for obese individuals, who are extremely overweight and seldom exercise.
      • People called him cold and impersonal off-camera, but I think that was a bum rap.
      • I'd like to tell you a story about a good friend of mine, one of the nicest guys I've ever met, who simply got a bum rap in the press.
      • I'd say he had a bum rap as being a tough person to interview.

Definition of bum rap in US English:

bum rap

nounˌbəm ˈrap
North American informal
  • 1A false charge, typically one leading to imprisonment.

    〈非正式,主北美〉不实指控(尤指被告因此坐牢)

    he's been handed a bum rap for handling stolen goods

    他被指控犯了莫须有的收赃罪。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I knew they were getting a bum rap, but they had no defenders that day.
    • Speaking of bum rap, the Seminole County judge, they ranted to recuse her.
    • Lay, Skilling, and Fastow, as well as the folks at Andersen, have gotten a bum rap.
    1. 1.1 An unfair punishment or scolding.
      〈喻〉不公平的惩罚(或责备)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • People called him cold and impersonal off-camera, but I think that was a bum rap.
      • You know, it's a great way to communicate, especially instrumental music, which gets a bum rap.
      • At least one good piece of evidence suggests that tarring liberals as the eggheads around here is a bum rap.
      • He's taken nothing but bum raps on every decision he's made about Vietnam.
      • What a bum rap cheese has taken.
      • Now, why does it get - I hate to get off on this tangent - but just why does Scientology get bum raps so much?
      • They insist that the industry is getting a bum rap - that criticisms are based more on perception than reality.
      • I'd say he had a bum rap as being a tough person to interview.
      • The poinsettia, everyone's favorite holiday plant, has gotten a bum rap for a number of years.
      • All in all, Grant's administration gets a bum rap.
      • Many in the iron game would be surprised to learn that fruit has gotten a bum rap in bodybuilding circles.
      • What a bum rap sodium, commonly known as plain old salt, has been given.
      • I'd like to tell you a story about a good friend of mine, one of the nicest guys I've ever met, who simply got a bum rap in the press.
      • Craig Knowles, a wildlife consultant in Boulder, Montana, who has mapped many prairie dog towns across the West, says the animal got a bum rap from the early researchers.
      • Teraoka says he feels Eve has gotten a bum rap over the centuries as the instigator of mankind's sorrows.
      • They get a bum rap, and have had a rough time historically.
      • Carbs have gotten a bum rap because research shows that lower-carbohydrate diets are effective for obese individuals, who are extremely overweight and seldom exercise.
      • As we all have heard, the bum rap on Los Angeles is that it is too big and sprawling; it has no center and one has to spend all one's time in the car.
      • I tell you, they have taken a bum rap, because when the final chapter is written, they were us, and we were just fine with them.
      • I was shocked that something as totally delightful as motherhood could have gotten such a bum rap.
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