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单词 bump
释义
bump
(bʌmp )
Word forms: bumps , bumping , bumped
1. verb B1+
If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
They stopped walking and he almost bumped into them. [V + into/against]
There was a jerk as the boat bumped against something. [V into/against n]
He bumped his head on the low beams of the house. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: knock, hit, strike, crash  
Bump is also a noun.
Small children often cry after a minor bump.
2. countable noun
A bump is the action or the dull sound of two heavy objects hitting each other.
I felt a little bump and I knew instantly what had happened.
The child took five steps, and then sat down with a bump.
Synonyms: thud, crash, knock, smash  
3. countable noun
A bump is a minor injury or swelling that you get if you bump into something or if something hits you.
She fell against our coffee table and got a large bump on her forehead. [+ on]
Synonyms: lump, swelling, bulge, hump  
4. countable noun
If you have a bump while you are driving a car, you have a minor accident in which you hit something. [informal]
5. countable noun
A bump on a road is a raised, uneven part.
The truck hit a bump and bounced.
Synonyms: hump, lump, knot, knob  
6. verb
If a vehicle bumps over a surface, it travels in a rough, bouncing way because the surface is very uneven.
We left the road, and again bumped over the mountainside. [VERB preposition/adverb]
The aircraft bumped along erratically without gathering anything like sufficient speed. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: jerk, shake, bounce, rattle  
7.  See also goose bumps
8. with a bump phrase
If someone comes or is brought down to earth with a bump, they suddenly start recognizing unpleasant facts after a period of time when they have not been doing this. [emphasis]
We were brought down to earth with a bump by financial reality.
Phrasal verbs:
bump into
phrasal verb B2
If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly. [informal]
I happened to bump into Mervyn Johns in the hallway. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
bump off
phrasal verb
To bump someone off means to kill them. [often humorous, informal]
They will probably bump you off anyway! [VERB noun PARTICLE]
...a vigilante killer who is bumping off criminals. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
bump up
phrasal verb
If you bump up an amount, you increase it suddenly, usually by a lot. [informal]
The extra cost will bump up the price. [V P n ]
Add pasta to your salads to bump up your fibre intake. [V P n ]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
Idioms:
bump along the bottom [British]
to reach a low level of performance, and not get any better or any worse
New car sales are continuing to bump along the bottom as the motor industry shows little sign that it is going to revive substantially this year.
Collocations:
bump the head
I bump my head in planes.
Times, Sunday Times
The nickname owed more to her infatuation with self-promotion than her distracting habit of bumping her head and falling over.
Times, Sunday Times
We bumped heads at times and yes, we get on each other's nerves.
The Sun
A lift door closing as a worker entered also caused an injury, while another said they bumped their head on a hot water transfer pipe.
The Sun
They had accidentally bumped heads kneeling over to pick up their jackets.
Times, Sunday Times
feel a bump
Try singing the tune and move an arm down and up for each note to feel the bump.
Times, Sunday Times
I felt a bump in the middle of the platform then it kept going until the end.
The Sun
Within a week she felt her bump had almost doubled in size.
Times, Sunday Times
He said he then felt a bump.
Houston Chronicle
Many of the passengers felt a bump or shudder but did not know what it was.
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hit a bump
But a year later, they hit a bump in the road.
The Sun
We hit a bump and both of us fell off.
Times, Sunday Times
They go off in the sledge to have some fun, but hit a bump sliding down a hill and get thrown off.
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While in the car with him, they hit a bump while in an argument.
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Sometimes along the road you're going to hit some bumps.
Times, Sunday Times
minor bump
She added that the collision was described as a 'very minor bump' at slow speed.
Times, Sunday Times
Around a quarter of a million of these may need replacing because they have been involved in an accident or minor bump which could have rendered them unsuitable.
The Sun
These little spots are simply caused by minor bumps and scrapes to your cuticles.
The Sun
As well as eliminating dry, rough patches and minor bumps and pimples, it also helps fade sun damage - hyper-pigmentation and fine lines.
Times, Sunday Times
Others have sued over minor bumps and scratches, and for lost or damaged possessions.
The Sun
nasty bump
I avoided that nasty bump.
Times, Sunday Times
A really nasty bump on your head can cause memory loss for events leading up to — or beyond — the injury.
The Sun
The track surface was made safer in some spots where there had been nasty bumps and jumps.
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road bump
In footballing terms it may all just be a road bump.
Times, Sunday Times
It swings up and down to allow the suspension to absorb road bumps.
The Sun
The car had a single front wheel and no suspension, relying on the tyres and the flexibility of its ash frame to absorb road bumps.
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Harder wheels are not necessarily faster but tend to be more durable; soft wheels may have better grip and are generally less affected by road bumps.
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slight bump
Medical experts are now suggesting the most likely cause of the very, very slight bump was - to use a technical term - 'lunch'.
Times, Sunday Times
Passengers on the train reported the initial impact as nothing more than a slight bump.
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Two or three blurred objects flitted past the undercarriage, then they were down, with a slight bump.
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Shapes can range from imprint areoles, flat areoles, slight bump or point areoles, full areoles, and combinations of these shapes.
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He once described how even slight bumps reduced him to a 'clammier, paler, quicker-pulsed basketcase'.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 撞击, 撞上
Japanese: 衝突, ぶつかる
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