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单词 wham
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Definition of wham in English:

wham

exclamationwam(h)wæm
informal
  • 1Used to express the sound of a forcible impact.

    砰,嘭

    the bombs landed—wham!—right on target

    那些炸弹嘭的一声刚好击中目标。

    1. 1.1 Used to express the idea of a sudden and dramatic occurrence.
      表示突然、戏剧性地发生的决定性事件得!哇!
      he asked me out for a drink, and—wham!—that was it

      他叫我出去喝酒——得!——就那样了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In fact, one day we were jogging along the path on the Hudson River when suddenly - wham!
      • There was smoke all over the place, then, all of a sudden - wham!
      • I saw the car coming at a hundred miles per hour and then suddenly, wham!
verbwhammed, whamming, whams wam(h)wæm
informal
  • 1no object, with adverbial Strike something forcefully.

    砰砰地打;重击

    trucks whammed into each other

    卡车砰砰地互相撞在了一起。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I bent my neck to watch the ball wham into the backboard, bounce a few times around the hoop - then went in.
    • Unluckily for me, I didn't have my seat belts on and I went flying out of my seat and wham right into the window.
    Synonyms
    thump, clunk, clonk, crash, smash, smack, bang, thunder
    1. 1.1 Make a loud sound as of a forceful impact.
      发出砰砰声
      my heart was whamming away like a drum

      我的心跳得像鼓一样砰砰作响。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Dove through the sliding doors and whammed them shut, crouching on all fours, heart beating wildly, peering out at him.
      • She stopped abruptly, as she whammed into something with a sound thump.

Origin

1920s: imitative.

Rhymes

am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, yam

Definition of wham in US English:

wham

exclamation(h)wam(h)wæm
informal
  • 1Used to express the sound of a forcible impact.

    砰,嘭

    the bombs landed—wham!—right on target

    那些炸弹嘭的一声刚好击中目标。

    1. 1.1 Used to express the idea of a sudden, dramatic, and decisive occurrence.
      表示突然、戏剧性地发生的决定性事件得!哇!
      he asked me out for a drink, and—wham!—that was it

      他叫我出去喝酒——得!——就那样了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In fact, one day we were jogging along the path on the Hudson River when suddenly - wham!
      • I saw the car coming at a hundred miles per hour and then suddenly, wham!
      • There was smoke all over the place, then, all of a sudden - wham!
verb(h)wam(h)wæm
informal
  • 1no object, with adverbial Strike something forcefully.

    砰砰地打;重击

    trucks whammed into each other

    卡车砰砰地互相撞在了一起。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I bent my neck to watch the ball wham into the backboard, bounce a few times around the hoop - then went in.
    • Unluckily for me, I didn't have my seat belts on and I went flying out of my seat and wham right into the window.
    Synonyms
    thump, clunk, clonk, crash, smash, smack, bang, thunder
    1. 1.1 Make a loud sound as of a forceful impact.
      发出砰砰声
      my heart was whamming away like a drum

      我的心跳得像鼓一样砰砰作响。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She stopped abruptly, as she whammed into something with a sound thump.
      • Dove through the sliding doors and whammed them shut, crouching on all fours, heart beating wildly, peering out at him.

Origin

1920s: imitative.

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