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 （無意地）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. 汽車撞上了路緣。
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. 男孩被超速行駛的汽車撞倒了。
- 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. 有人在牆上打了個洞。
- bang to hit something in a way that makes a loud noise:
The baby was banging the table with his spoon. 嬰孩用調羹敲打着桌子。
- strike (formal
) to hit somebody/something hard: 指猛烈地撞、碰、撞擊、碰撞： The ship struck a rock. 船觸礁了。
- 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: 指猛擊、猛撞： I braked too late, bashing into the car in front. 我刹車太晚，撞上了前面的車。
- 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. 我離開時撞在了桌子角上。 I ran after her, bumping against people in my rush. 我在後面追她，飛奔之中不斷撞到人。
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 （尤指身體部位）碰上，撞上 Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb2I bumped my head on the door frame. 我的頭撞在了門框上。 She bumped her knee as she was climbing into the pool. 她爬進遊泳池時撞到了膝蓋。 Their boat came up alongside, bumping the side of ours. 他們的船從旁邊開過來，撞到了我們的船舷。 Toddlers are always falling over and bumping their heads. 學步的幼兒總是跌倒並撞到頭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- gently
- almost
- …
- against
- into
- on
- …
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move across a rough surface 颠簸行進 - [transitive] bump somebody + adv./prep.
to move somebody from one group or position to another; to remove somebody from a group 把（某人）掉換到（另一群體或位置）；調出，開除出（某群體） The airline apologized and bumped us up to first class. 航空公司道歉後把我們掉換到頭等艙。 If you are bumped off an airline because of overbooking, you are entitled to compensation. 假如機票超售而不能登機，你有權獲得賠償。 The coach told him he had been bumped from the crew. 教練通知他已被調出賽艇隊。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.