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bumped

UK //bʌmpt//US //bʌmpt//

词源

源自中古英语 'bumpen'(重击声拟声词),最早记录于16世纪,可能与荷兰语 'bommen'(发出轰鸣声)有关。

verb

❶ 指物体或人因碰撞而突然震动或移动,通常伴随轻微撞击声。可用于描述无意间的触碰或交通工具的颠簸。

“She bumped into the table and spilled her coffee.”

(她撞到桌子,把咖啡洒了。)

“The car bumped over the potholes on the road.”

(汽车颠簸着驶过路上的坑洼。)

❶ 在非正式场合中表示被意外移出某位置或名单,常因空间不足或优先级调整。

“I got bumped from the flight due to overbooking.”

(由于航班超售,我被挤掉了座位。)

“Her article was bumped to page five by breaking news.”

(突发新闻把她的文章挤到了第五版。)

同义词:knocked, jolted, displaced, demoted, ousted

常见短语

bumped into — 偶然遇见某人,强调相遇的意外性。也可指物理上的无意碰撞。

“I bumped into my high school teacher at the supermarket.”

(我在超市偶然遇见了高中老师。)

bumped up — 被提升或增加,常用于价格、等级或数量的非正式上调。

“The hotel bumped up our room to a suite for free.”

(酒店免费将我们的房间升级为套房。)