bump
v
1 [Ipr] ~ against/into sb/sth knock or strike sth with a dull-sounding blow; collide with sth 碰撞或敲擊某物(發出低沉響聲); 與某物相撞
In the dark I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中碰到了椅子.
The car bumped against the kerb. 汽車撞上了路邊石.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (against/on sth) hit or knock sth (esp a part of the body) (against sth) (尤指身體的一部分)碰、撞某物
bump one's head (on the ceiling) 自己的頭碰著了(天花板)
The driver bumped the kerb while reversing. 司機倒車時撞著了路邊石. =>Usage at bang1 用法見bang1.
3 (phr v) bump along, down, etc move with a jolting action in the specified direction 顛簸而行
The old bus bumped along the mountain road. 舊公共汽車沿著山路顛簸行駛. bump into sb (infml 口) meet sb by chance 碰見某人; 偶遇; 巧遇
Guess who I bumped into today? 你猜我今天碰見誰了? bump sb off (sl 俚) kill or murder sb 殺死某人; 謀殺某人. bump sth up (infml 口) increase or raise sth 增加或提高某事物
bump up prices, salaries, etc 提高物價、薪金等. bump, n
1 (dull sound of a) blow, knock or impact; collision (發出低沉響聲的)撞擊, 碰撞, 沖撞, 相撞
The two children collided with a bump. 兩個孩子砰的一聲撞上了.
The passengers felt a violent bump as the plane landed. 飛機著陸時, 乘客感到猛烈的沖撞.
2 swelling on the body, esp one caused by a blow; lump or bulge 腫脹, 腫塊(尤指因碰撞所致); 隆起; 凸起
covered in bumps and bruises 遍布腫塊和挫傷
get a nasty bump on the head 頭上起了一個大包.
3 uneven patch on a surface 物體表面上的隆起物
a road with a lot of bumps in it 有一塊塊隆起的路. bump, adv
1 with a bump; suddenly 砰的一聲; 突然地
He fell off the ladder and landed bump on the ground. 他從梯子上砰的一聲跌到地上.
2 (idm 習語) things that go bump in the night => thing.