- a sudden loud, sharp noise(突发的)巨响, 砰:
the door slammed with a bang.
门砰的一声关上了。
- a sharp blow causing such a noise(发出巨响的)猛击; 猛撞:
I went to answer a bang on the front door.
我去看看谁在猛敲前门。
- a sudden painful blow(重重)一击:
a nasty bang on the head.
对头部的猛击。
bangs
chiefly N. Amer. a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead〈主北美〉(前额上整齐的)刘海。- ORIGIN: from a use of the adverb bang to mean 'abruptly'.
- vulgar slang an act of sexual intercourse〈粗俚〉性交。
- Computing, chiefly US the character '!'【计算机】〈主美〉感叹号“!”
- strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily, typically in anger or in order to attract attention(尤指因生气或为引起注意)砰地敲, 砰地放下:
he began to bang the table with his fist
他开始用拳头捶桌子
Sarah banged the phone down
萨拉砰地放下电话听筒
no obj. someone was banging on the door.有人在捶门。
- with obj. and adverbial cause to come into contact with something suddenly and sharply, typically by accident(意外)猛撞:
I banged my head on the low beams
我的头撞到了低梁
no obj. she banged into some shelves in the darkness.黑暗中她撞上了书架。
- no obj. make a sudden loud noise, typically repeatedly砰砰作响:
the shutter was banging in the wind.
百叶窗在风中乒乓作响。
- (with reference to something such as a door) open or close violently and noisily(门等)砰地打开, 砰地关上:
with obj. and complement he banged the kitchen door shut behind him他砰地关上身后的厨房门
no obj., with complement the door banged open and a man staggered out.门砰地打开, 一个男人摇摇晃晃地走了出来。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a person) move around or do something noisily, especially as an indication of anger or irritation(尤指生气烦躁时)重手重脚地走动, 粗暴摆弄:
she was banging around the kitchen.
她在发脾气, 把厨房里的东西弄得砰啪作响。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction(of a sports player) hit (a ball or a shot) forcefully and successfully(运动员)成功猛击(球):
he banged home four penalties in the opening twenty minutes.
开场后20分钟他就为本队猛进4个点球。
- vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman)〈粗俚〉(男性)与(女人)性交。
- chiefly N. Amer. cut (hair) in a fringe〈主北美〉剪(刘海)。
- informal, chiefly Brit. exactly〈非正式, 主英〉正; 恰恰:
the train arrived bang on time.
火车正点到达。
- completely完全, 彻底:
bring your wardrobe bang up to date.
彻底更新你的衣服。
- used to express or imitate the sound of a sudden loud noise砰, 轰:
party poppers went bang.
派对参加者们拉响炮仗啪啪作响。
- used to convey the suddenness of an action or process砰地一下(表示突然):
the minute something becomes obsolete, bang, it's gone.
那件事一过时, 马上就会消失。
bang for one's(或the)buck
- informal, chiefly US value for money; performance for cost〈非正式, 主美〉花钱换得价值。
bang goes -
- used to express the sudden or complete destruction of a plan or ambition(计划, 图谋)突然破灭:
my first thought when I heard the news was 'Bang goes my knighthood!'
我听到那个消息第一反应是“我封不了爵(士)了!”
bang on
- Brit. informal exactly right〈英, 非正式〉完全正确; 完全符合:
the programme is bang on about the fashion world.
那节目完全符合时装界情况。
bang(或knock)people's heads together
- 见HEAD.
get a bang out of
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. derive excitement or pleasure from〈非正式, 主北美〉从…中得到刺激或乐趣:
some people get a bang out of reading that stuff.
有些人从看那东西中得到乐趣。
go (off) with a bang
- go successfully进展顺利。
with a bang
- abruptly突然地:
the remark brought me down to earth with a bang.
那句话突然把我带回了现实。
- impressively or spectacularly令人难忘地, 壮观地:
the day starts with a bang - the steep climb to the mountain top.
艰难登顶——那一天就这样惊心动魄地开始了。
bang away at
- informal do something in a persistent or dogged way〈非正式〉坚持不懈:
he was banging away at his novel.
他正为自己的小说不懈努力。
bang on about
- informal talk tediously and at length about (something)〈非正式〉喋喋不休:
the government banged on about competition, efficiency, and the free market.
政府喋喋不休大谈竞争、效率和自由市场。
bang something out
- play music or a tune noisily, enthusiastically, and unskilfully响亮而不熟练地奏(乐曲)。
- produce something hurriedly or in great quantities大量而匆促生产:
they weren't banging out ads in my day the way they are now.
我那个年代他们可没像今天这样拼命做广告。
bang someone/thing up
- Brit. informal imprison someone〈英, 非正式〉把(某人)关进监狱:
they've been banged up for something they didn't do.
他们因莫须有的罪名被关进监狱。
- N. Amer. informal damage or injure someone or something〈北美, 非正式〉损害; 伤害:
he banged up his knee.
他弄伤了膝盖。