thump
verb- [transitive, intransitive] thump (somebody/something) (+ adv./prep.)
to hit somebody/something hard, especially with your closed hand 重擊；狠打；（尤指用拳）捶擊 He thumped the table angrily. 他憤怒地用拳捶擊桌子。 She couldn't get her breath and had to be thumped on the back. 她喘不上氣來，不得不讓人捶背。 - (informal)
I'll thump you if you say that again. 你若再說這話，我就把你揍扁。 - (informal, figurative)
He thumped out a tune (= played it very loudly) on the piano. 他在鋼琴上猛力彈奏了一支曲子。
Extra ExamplesHe thumped Jack hard in the face. 他揮拳狠狠地打傑克的臉。 She thumped the desk with her fist. 她用拳頭猛捶桌子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- down
- with
- [intransitive, transitive]
to fall on or hit a surface hard, with a loud sound; to make something do this （使）撞擊，嘭地發出悶響 - + adv./prep.
A bird thumped against the window. 一只鳥兒咚的一聲撞在窗上。 - thump something + adv./prep.
He thumped the report down on my desk. 他嘭的一聲把報告摔在我的辦公桌上。
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to beat strongly 強有力地跳動；怦怦地跳 My heart was thumping with excitement. 我激動得心怦怦跳。 He spun around, his heart thumping against his ribs. 他猛地轉過身來，心狂跳不止，撞擊着雙肋。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- heavily
- loudly
- …
- begin to
- against
see also tub-thumping
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.