| 单词 | bam |
| 释义 | bam (once / 161909 pages) n A bam is a loud, startling sound. You might say that your brother tends to shove the front door open with a bam that makes you jump. While a bam is a noise like a "bang," you can also use the word as an exclamation or interjection, to emphasize how loud or shocking something is. You might say, for example, "I was pulling out of my driveway, and then, bam, the truck hit me!" The word's origin is imitative — in other words, it sounds like a hit or slam. The first recorded use of bam, in 1917, imitated the sound of a military shell exploding. WORD FAMILYbam: bams USAGE EXAMPLESAnd again, just as I felt myself melting from consciousness to unconsciousness, BAM! Salon(Dec 17, 2016) Beckman is president and CEO of BAM Brands, which according to its website owns tanning and age management businesses. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) One big key to the future is the platform, and Major League Baseball struck gold early with BAM Tech. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) n a sudden very loud noise Syn|Hypo|Hyper bang, blast, clap, eruption water hammer the banging sound of steam in pipes noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) Bam (once / 73412 pages) n WORD FAMILY Bam USAGE EXAMPLESOn the mind-blowing “Wham Rap,” Michael sang “Wham! Bam! I am! A man!” in falsetto, and then he rapped. The New Yorker(Dec 26, 2016) It was like, “Bam!” you do that at the start. Los Angeles Times(Oct 20, 2016) “We didn’t feel like working anyway in this kind of mood,” said Bam, the manager. Washington Post(Oct 16, 2016) n an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003 Exp city, metropolis, urban center a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts |
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