| 释义 |
thud
I. \ˈthəd\ intransitive verb
(thudded ; thudded ; thudding ; thuds)
Etymology: probably from Middle English thudden to thrust, push, from Old English thyddan
: to move or strike so as to make a thud
< an uppercut that thudded like a mallet on wood — Donn Byrne >
II. noun
(-s)
1. Scotland : a tempest or gust of wind : windstorm
2.
a. : a blow or a series of repeated blows
b. : a dull sound like that produced by striking with or against a somewhat soft substance : thump
< the whistle and thud of the bullets — Hanama Tasaki >
< fell with the dull thud of a sack of sand — Green Peyton > |