Bump



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.碰撞; n. 碰撞声
• ［英］ v.碰撞 ( hit or knock against) ; n. 碰撞声 ( dull sound of a blow)
• ［例］ The passengers felt a violent bump as the plane landed.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: probably imitative of the sound of a blow
• Date: 1581
• 1. a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: as
  • a. a swelling of tissue
  • b. a cranial protuberance
• 2.
  • a. a sudden forceful blow, impact, or jolt
  • b. demotion
• 3. an act of thrusting the hips forward in an erotic manner

II. verb

• Date: 1581
• transitive verb
  • 1. to strike or knock with force or violence
  • 2. to collide with
  • 3.
    • a.
      • (1) to dislodge with a jolt
      • (2) to subject to a scalar change <rates being bumped up>
    • b. to oust usually by virtue of seniority or priority <was bumped from the flight>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to knock against something with a forceful jolt
  • 2. to proceed in or as if in a series of bumps
  • 3. to encounter something that is an obstacle or hindrance <bumped up against a chair>

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