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slam

UK /slæm/US /slæm/

词源

源自17世纪挪威语或瑞典语 'slam(m)a',意为'击打',可能模仿撞击的声音。

verb

❶ 用力关上或撞击某物,通常发出很大的声音。比如用力关门或把东西重重放下。

“He slammed the door angrily after the argument.”

(争吵后他生气地摔上了门。)

“She slammed the book down on the table.”

(她把书重重地摔在桌上。)

❶ 严厉批评或猛烈抨击某人或某事,常用于媒体或公开场合。

“The newspaper slammed the government's new policy.”

(报纸猛烈抨击政府的新政策。)

“Critics slammed the movie for its poor plot.”

(评论家批评这部电影情节糟糕。)

同义词:bang, crash, criticize, denounce, hit

noun

❶ 猛烈的撞击声或关门声,通常指突然而响亮的声音。

“The slam of the door woke up the baby.”

(门的撞击声惊醒了婴儿。)

“We heard a loud slam from the kitchen.”

(我们听到厨房传来一声巨响。)

❶ 诗歌比赛的一种形式,参赛者轮流朗诵自己的作品,由观众评判胜负。

“She won first prize at the poetry slam last night.”

(她在昨晚的诗歌朗诵比赛中获得一等奖。)

“The local cafe hosts a monthly poetry slam.”

(这家本地咖啡馆每月举办一次诗歌朗诵比赛。)

同义词:bang, crash, poetry competition, contest

常见短语

slam dunk — 篮球中的扣篮动作,也比喻轻而易举完成的事情或必然成功的结果。

“The project was a slam dunk for our team.”

(这个项目对我们团队来说轻而易举。)

grand slam — 体育比赛中指大满贯,如网球四大满贯赛事;也指棒球中的满垒全垒打。

“She won the grand slam in tennis last year.”

(她去年赢得了网球大满贯。)