bump
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bump | |
| he / she / it bumps | |
| past simple bumped | |
| past participle bumped | |
| -ing form bumping |
- [intransitive]
to hit somebody/something by accident （无意地）碰，撞 - bump into somebody/something
In the dark I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。 - bump against somebody/something
The car bumped against the kerb. 汽车撞上了路缘。
Synonyms hithit- knock
- bang
- strike
- bump
- bash
- hit to come against somebody/something with force, especially causing damage or injury:
The boy was hit by a speeding car. 男孩被超速行驶的汽车撞倒了。
- knock to hit something so that it moves or breaks; to put somebody/something into a particular state or position by hitting them/it:
Someone had knocked a hole in the wall. 有人在墙上打了个洞。
- bang to hit something in a way that makes a loud noise:
The baby was banging the table with his spoon. 婴孩用调羹敲打着桌子。
- strike (formal
) to hit somebody/something hard: 指猛烈地撞、碰、撞击、碰撞： The ship struck a rock. 船触礁了。
- bump to hit somebody/something by accident:
In the darkness I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
- bash (informal
) to hit against something very hard: 指猛击、猛撞： I braked too late, bashing into the car in front. 我刹车太晚，撞上了前面的车。
- to hit/knock/bang/bump/bash against somebody/something
- to knock/bang/bump/bash into somebody/something
- to hit/strike the ground/floor/wall
Extra ExamplesI bumped into the corner of a table as I left. 我离开时撞在了桌子角上。 I ran after her, bumping against people in my rush. 我在后面追她，飞奔之中不断撞到人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- gently
- almost
- …
- against
- into
- on
- …
- bump into somebody/something
- [transitive] bump something (against/on something)
to hit something, especially a part of your body, against or on something （尤指身体部位）碰上，撞上 Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb2I bumped my head on the door frame. 我的头撞在了门框上。 She bumped her knee as she was climbing into the pool. 她爬进游泳池时撞到了膝盖。 Their boat came up alongside, bumping the side of ours. 他们的船从旁边开过来，撞到了我们的船舷。 Toddlers are always falling over and bumping their heads. 学步的幼儿总是跌倒并撞到头。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- gently
- almost
- …
- against
- into
- on
- …
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move across a rough surface 颠簸行进 - [transitive] bump somebody + adv./prep.
to move somebody from one group or position to another; to remove somebody from a group 把（某人）掉换到（另一群体或位置）；调出，开除出（某群体） The airline apologized and bumped us up to first class. 航空公司道歉后把我们掉换到头等舱。 If you are bumped off an airline because of overbooking, you are entitled to compensation. 假如机票超售而不能登机，你有权获得赔偿。 The coach told him he had been bumped from the crew. 教练通知他已被调出赛艇队。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.