[no obj.](N. Amer. & Austral./NZ)(especially of a man) live alone and do one's own cooking and housekeeping (北美, 澳 新西兰)(尤指男子)过单身生活,过独居生活 Baldy bached in a hut down the road a bit. 鲍尔蒂独居在离公路不远处的小屋里。
noun
(NZ)a small holiday house (新西兰)度假小屋
语源
late 19th cent. (as a verb): abbreviation of bachelor