bump

/bʌmp/ v.
标准词条 CET-4IELTS
一句话记住

碰撞;撞上;颠簸行进;偶遇

释义与例句

v. 碰撞;撞上;颠簸行进;偶遇
to hit something accidentally, travel with sudden uneven movements, or meet someone by chance
  1. He bumped his head on the low doorway.
    他的头撞到了低矮的门框上。
  2. The old bus bumped along the uneven track.
    旧公共汽车沿崎岖小路颠簸前行。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. I bumped into an old friend at the conference.
    我在会议上偶遇了一位老朋友。

词源与构词

可能为拟声词,模拟物体相撞发出的沉闷声响。

记忆钩子 bump into 可指“撞上”,也可指“偶遇”;形容路“崎岖颠簸”用 bumpy。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • bumpy 崎岖的;颠簸的;不平稳的
    bump 变形加 -y 构成,可描述道路、旅程或过程不平顺。
同义词
  • knock 敲;撞
    knock 可指有意敲击或意外碰撞;bump 通常指身体或物体无意撞上,力度可较轻,也可构成 bump into 表示偶遇。
    She knocked her knee against the desk. 她的膝盖撞到了书桌。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • hit 打;击中
    hit 是最通用的击打、撞击,可有意也可无意;bump 强调意外碰上或颠簸,bump into somebody 还可表示偶然遇见。
    The falling branch hit the roof of the car. 落下的树枝击中了汽车车顶。
常见搭配
  • bump into 撞上;偶遇
    We bumped into our former teacher outside the museum. 我们在博物馆外偶遇了以前的老师。
  • bump one's head 撞到头
    Mind you do not bump your head on that shelf. 小心别把头撞到那个架子上。
  • bump against 撞到;碰在……上
    The boat bumped gently against the dock. 小船轻轻撞在码头上。