slam
verbVerb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they slam | |
he / she / it slams | |
past simple slammed | |
past participle slammed | |
-ing form slamming |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to shut, or to make something shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise synonym bang(使…)砰地关上 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 Dictionaryadverb- hard
- loudly
- angrily
- …
- hear something
- against
- behind
- into
- …
- slam something home
- slam on the brakes
- slam (something) shut
- …
- [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 ExamplesHe 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 Dictionaryadverb- hard
- loudly
- angrily
- …
- hear something
- against
- behind
- into
- …
- slam something home
- slam on the brakes
- slam (something) shut
- …
- [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 crashcrashTopics Transport by car or lorryc2- slam
- collide
- smash
- wreck
- 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? 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.用 crash、slam 还是 smash? - 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
- two vehicles crash/collide
- two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
- to crash/smash/wreck a car
- + adv./prep.
- [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