thump
verb- [transitive, intransitive] thump (somebody/something) (+ adv./prep.)
to hit somebody/something hard, especially with your closed hand 重击；狠打；（尤指用拳）捶击 He thumped the table angrily. 他愤怒地用拳捶击桌子。 She couldn't get her breath and had to be thumped on the back. 她喘不上气来，不得不让人捶背。 - (informal)
I'll thump you if you say that again. 你若再说这话，我就把你揍扁。 - (informal, figurative)
He thumped out a tune (= played it very loudly) on the piano. 他在钢琴上猛力弹奏了一支曲子。
Extra ExamplesHe thumped Jack hard in the face. 他挥拳狠狠地打杰克的脸。 She thumped the desk with her fist. 她用拳头猛捶桌子。
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）撞击，嘭地发出闷响 - + adv./prep.
A bird thumped against the window. 一只鸟儿咚的一声撞在窗上。 - thump something + adv./prep.
He thumped the report down on my desk. 他嘭的一声把报告摔在我的办公桌上。
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to beat strongly 强有力地跳动；怦怦地跳 My heart was thumping with excitement. 我激动得心怦怦跳。 He spun around, his heart thumping against his ribs. 他猛地转过身来，心狂跳不止，撞击着双肋。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- heavily
- loudly
- …
- begin to
- against
see also tub-thumping
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.