slam

verb

/slæm/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they slam	/slæm/ /slæm/
he / she / it slams	/slæmz/ /slæmz/
past simple slammed	/slæmd/ /slæmd/
past participle slammed	/slæmd/ /slæmd/
-ing form slamming	/ˈslæmɪŋ/ /ˈslæmɪŋ/

Idioms

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[intransitive, transitive] to shut, or to make something shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise（使…）砰地关上 synonym bang
- I heard the door slam behind him.我听见他砰地把身后的门关上。
- + adj. A window slammed shut in the wind.风吹得一扇窗户咣地关上了。
- slam something He stormed out of the house, slamming the door as he left.他怒气冲冲地从房子里出来，把门砰地关上。
- slam something + adj. She slammed the lid shut.她砰的一声盖上盖子。
- + adv./prep. She slammed out of the room (= went out and slammed the door behind her).她随手砰的一声关上门出去了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- hard
- loudly
- angrily
- …
verb + slam
- hear something
preposition
- against
- behind
- into
- …
phrases
- slam something home
- slam on the brakes
- slam (something) shut
- …
See full entry
[transitive] slam something + adv./prep. to put, push or throw something into a particular place or position with a lot of force用力一放；使劲一推；猛劲一摔
- She slammed down the phone angrily.她气呼呼地啪的一声挂上电话。
- He slammed on the brakes (= stopped the car very suddenly).他猛地刹住汽车。
Extra Examples
- He repeatedly slammed the man's head against the wall.他一次又一次把那男子的头往墙上猛撞。
- He slammed home the penalty for goal number two.他一脚猛射，罚进了第二粒点球。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- hard
- loudly
- angrily
- …
verb + slam
- hear something
preposition
- against
- behind
- into
- …
phrases
- slam something home
- slam on the brakes
- slam (something) shut
- …
See full entry
[intransitive, transitive] to crash into something with a lot of force; to make somebody/something crash into something with a lot of force（使）重重地撞上
- + adv./prep. The car skidded and slammed into a tree.汽车打滑，砰的一声撞到树上。
- (figurative) Kath's heart slammed against her ribs.卡思的心咚咚地跳着。
- slam somebody/something + adv./prep. The force of the explosion slammed me against the wall.爆炸的力量把我摔到墙上。
Synonyms crash
crash
- slam
- collide
- smash
- wreck
These are all words that can be used when something, especially a vehicle, hits something else very hard and is damaged or destroyed.
- crash to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this:
  I was terrified that the plane would crash.我很害怕飞机会失事。
- slam (something) into/against somebody/something to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this:
  The car skidded and slammed into a tree.汽车打滑，砰的一声撞到树上。
- collide (rather formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into somebody/something else:指交通工具或人碰撞、相撞或撞上：
  The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。
- smash (rather informal) to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this; to crash a car:指（使）猛烈撞击、猛烈碰撞或撞车：
  Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window.飙车抢劫者驾着偷来的汽车撞破商店橱窗。
crash, slam or smash?用 crash、slam 还是 smash？Crash is used especially to talk about vehicles and can be used without a preposition: We’re going to crash, aren’t we? In this meaning slam and smash always take a preposition: We’re going to slam/smash, aren’t we? They are used for a much wider range of things than just vehicles. Crash can also be used for other things, if used with a preposition: He crashed down the phone.
- wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing指使交通工具彻底毁坏
Patterns
- two vehicles crash/collide
- two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
- to crash/smash/wreck a car
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
[transitive] slam somebody/something (used especially in newspapers尤用于报章) to criticize somebody/something very strongly猛烈抨击
- The government has been slammed for failing to take firm action against drinking and driving.政府因未能对酒后驾车采取坚决行动而受到抨击。

Word Originlate 17th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse slam(b)ra.

Idioms

shut/slam the door in somebody’s face

to shut a door hard when somebody is trying to come in将某人拒之门外；让某人吃闭门羹
to refuse to talk to somebody or meet them, in a rude way拒绝同某人谈话；拒绝见某人

slam

noun

/slæm/

[usually singular]

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an act of slamming something; the noise of something being slammed猛关（或推、摔、撞等）；猛摔（或撞等）的声音
- She gave the door a good hard slam.她使劲一推，门砰的一声关上了。
- The front door closed with a slam.前门猛地关上了。
see also body slam
a competition in which people perform their poems to an audience, which chooses a winner 猛击：人们向观众表演诗歌的比赛，由比赛选择获胜者
- A poetry slam with cash prizes will be among the social events. 带有现金奖励的诗歌朗诵会将是社交活动之一。
see also grand slam, spoken word (2)
Grand Slam
a set of very important competitions in a particular sport in the same year in tennis, golf or rugby; one of the individual competitions that make up a Grand Slam大满贯：同一年在网球，高尔夫或橄榄球中一项特定运动中的一系列非常重要的比赛；组成大满贯的一项个人比赛
- She won her first slam with a dominant final. 她以压倒性的决赛赢得了她的第一个大满贯。