bump
verb
uk/bʌmp/us/bʌmp/bumpverb(HIT)
B2[I+ adv/prep]
tohitsomething withforce:
碰；撞She bumpedintohistray,knockingthefoodonto hislap.她碰着了他的盘子，把食物撞翻到了他的腿上。
B2[Tusually+ adv/prep]
tohurtpartofyourbodybyhittingit against something hard:
（身体部位）碰上，撞上（硬物）I bumped myheadontheshelfas Istoodup.我起身时头撞在了书架上。
- I bumped myheadand wasconcussedfor severaldays.
- He's got abruisewhere he bumped hislegagainst thecornerof thetable.
- I bumped myheadas I was getting into thecar.
- Thecarskiddedoff theroadand bumped into atree.
- Theremovalmenkeptbumping thefurnitureagainst thewallsandchippingthepaint.
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- anti-collision
- anti-shock
- bang
- bowlsomeoneover
- cannon
- carom
- catch
- collision
- crash
- head-on
- jog
- plough intosomething/someone
- post-crash
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- scuff
- slam
- smash
- smashsomethingup
- strike
bumpverb(MOVE ROUGHLY)
[I+ adv/prep]
totravel, usually in avehicle, in anuncomfortableway because thesurfaceyou aremovingover isrough:
颠簸而行We bumpedalongthedirtroadinourcar,holdingon toourseats.汽车沿着小路颠簸而行，我们紧紧抓牢座位坐好。
Thebottomof theboatwas bumpingoveracoralreef.
Travelling
- around Robin Hood's barnidiom
- backpack
- bag drop
- bourne
- bum
- bum around
- communication
- commuting
- connection
- gad about/around(somewhere)
- hitchhike
- move
- negotiate
- shuttle
- swan
- taken
- tootle
- tour
- visa
- well travelled
bumpverb(CHANGE POSITION)
[T+ adv/prep]mainlyUSinformal
toremovesomeone or something from aparticularposition, sometimes to a different one:
He had beenplayingbadlyand was bumpedfromtheteam.他一直表现不佳，被从队里赶走了。
Thesemoviesmay be welllovedbut they're never going to bump Casablanca or Citizen Kaneofftheclassicfilmlists.
The 18-year-old has been bumping otherplayersdowntherankingseversince hestartedincompetitivetennis.
[Tusually passive]transportspecialized
torefusetoletsomeoneflyon aplaneon which they havebookedaseatand put them on a differentflight, or tomoveapassengerto a differenttypeofseat:
If you are bumpedfromanoversoldflightyou areentitledtocompensation.
Theyaskedif anypassengerswerewillingto be bumped.
If you'reluckyyou might get bumpeduptobusinessclass.
[T]internet & telecomsspecialized
toaddsomething to anoldthread(= aseriesofmessagesandreplies)on anonlinemessageboardso that itmovesup to thetop, andpeoplenoticeit andstartreplyingto it again:
I'm bumping thisoldthreadbecause I have a fewrelevantrecommendations.
I'mgladyou bumped thisthreadbackupbecause I hadn'tseenit and I'm going through theexactsame thing.
Evicting and forcing to leave
- bootsomeoneoff (something)
- bootsomeoneout (ofsomething)
- chuck
- chucksomeoneout
- clearsomeoneoffsomething
- clearance
- dislocated
- expulsion
- extraditable
- extradite
- extradition
- flingsomething/someoneout
- flush
- sendsomeonepackingidiom
- ship
- shipsomeoneoff
- showsomeonethe dooridiom
- slam dunk
- smoke
- throw
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Air travel: travelling by aircraft
Internet terminology
bumpverb(INCREASE)
[T]USinformal
toincreasesomething:
Increaseddemandhasledtobusinessesbumpingprices.
Minimumwagein thestatewas bumped 55centsanhourto $5.85.
Price increases
- accrual
- added value
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- appreciate
- counter-inflation
- counter-inflationary
- go through the roofidiom
- inflate
- inflationary
- inflationary spiral
- overheat
- reinflate
- reinflation
- rise
- rocket
- roof
- runsomethingup
- shooting
- shrinkflation
Phrasal verbs
bump intosomeone
bumpsomeoneoff
bumpsomethingup
bump
noun[C]
uk/bʌmp/us/bʌmp/bumpnoun[C](RAISED AREA)
C1
a round,raisedareaon asurfaceor on thebody:
隆起；凸块；肿块Herbicyclehita bump in theroadandthrewher off.自行车撞上了路上的一个鼓包，她摔了下来。
Enrique had anastybump on hisheadfrom when hefelldown.恩里克摔倒了，脑袋上磕了个大肿包。
Swellings & lumps
- acoustic neuroma
- adenoma hyperplastic nodules
- angioma
- angrily
- anti-tumour
- excrescence
- fibroid
- granuloma
- haematoma
- inflame
- inflammatory
- leiomyoma
- lump
- protuberance
- puffy
- swollen
- tumescent
- tumour
- turgidity
- wen
bumpnoun[C](HIT)
thesoundof somethingfallingto theground:
（东西落地时发出的）碰撞声Wehearda bump from the nextroom.我们听见隔壁房间有东西掉在地上的声音。
anaccidentinvolvingacar,especiallyone that is notserious:
（尤指不严重的）撞车Avandroveintotheircarbutluckilyit was just a bump.一辆货车撞上了他们的车，所幸只是碰了一下。
a traffic accident
- accidentAn accident on the M11 is blocking traffic in a northerly direction.
- collisionPolice responded to the collision and closed the road.
- head-onBoth drivers were injured in the head-on collision.
- shuntUKMy insurance company refused to pay out after my little shunt.
- crashA serious crash on the motorway yesterday led to its closure for two hours.
- car crashHe died in a car crash.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
bumpnoun[C](INCREASE)
mainlyUS
anincreasein something:
增加There had been a bumpinthenumberofstudentswithlearningdisorders.有学习障碍的学生数量增加了。
Becoming bigger
- accrete
- accrue
- anti-growth
- bell
- billow
- elongate
- engorged
- enlarge
- enlargement
- expansion
- extension
- oak
- pile
- puff up
- putsomethingon
- regenerate
- scalability
- scalable
- shoot
- stretch
Idiom
a bump in the road