thump
[θʌmp] verb intransitive or transitive
■to hit someone with your fist (= closed hand) or to hit something and cause a noise 重击，捶击•He thumped him in the face.他一拳狠狠打在他的脸上。 •He thumped on the door but nobody came.他使劲敲门，但没人来应。 sb's head thumps
■If your head thumps, you can eel pain in strong beats in your head （某人）头痛欲裂•When I woke up my mouth was dry and my head was thumping.我醒来时口干舌燥、头痛欲裂。 sb's heart thumps
■If your heart thumps, it beats more strongly and quickly than usual, because of exercise, fear or excitement （某人）心怦怦直跳•She stood outside his room, her heart thumping.她站在他的房门外，心怦怦直跳。
[θʌmp] noun countable usually singular
■when you thump someone or something 重击，捶击•If he does that again I'm going to give him a thump (= hit him with my closed hand).如果他再那样做，我要好好捶他一顿。 ■when something falls heavily, or the sound this makes 砰然落下，或物体落下的声音•She fell to the floor with a thump.她重重地摔倒在地上。 |