| 单词 | bumf |
| 释义 | bumf noun[U] UKinformal(alsobumph)uk/bʌmf/us/bʌmf/printedinformation, such as anadvertisementorofficialdocument, that is usuallyunwantedand notinteresting: （无用或乏味的）印刷品（如广告宣传单）I got aloadof bumf from mybankin theposttoday.我今天收到了银行邮寄的许多宣传材料。 Books: kinds of books
Examplesofbumfbumf People are not willing to spend time reading all thebumfthat they receive, least of all that from the electoral officer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One thing, it seems to me, that this committee will not lack isbumf. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I had seen all thebumfabout how wonderful it was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The repeal of price controls is not merely the elimination ofbumfand bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We receive muchbumfbut 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems extraordinary that some bureaucratic piece ofbumfor explanation can override that fundamental fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I will send them thebumfwhenever they like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He gives one thebumfand 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has talked about arrogant consumerism and referred to price control as bureaucracy andbumf. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By the day of the general election there had been 151 pieces ofbumfissued to local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The parliamentary agents, who have been able to send us fairly uninformativebumf, 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 theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Goodness knows to what use thisbumfwill 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 theOpen 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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