bang

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bang1 /bæŋ/ ●●○ S3 noun  1  [countable]CSOUND a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface 砰，啪〔枪声或撞到硬物的声音〕 There was a loud bang outside the kitchen door. 厨房门外传来砰的一声巨响。► see thesaurus at sound2  [countable]HIT a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you 猛击，猛撞，重打 SYN bump a bang on the head 头上一记猛烈的撞击3. bangs [plural] American EnglishDCB hair cut straight across your forehead 刘海 SYN British English fringe4  with a bang SUCCESSFULin a very successful way 极为成功，大受欢迎 Stock markets started the year with a bang. 股市开年大吉。5  (get) a bigger/better etc bang for your buck informal something that gives you a good effect or a lot of value for the effort or money you spend on it 〔从自己投入的努力或金钱中〕得到好处 Are taxpayers getting enough bang for their buck? 纳税人得到足够的回报了吗？6. get a bang out of something American English spoken to enjoy something very much 从某事中得到乐趣 → big bang theory

Examples from the Corpus

bang• "I heard a bang and then I heard shots, " said Saxton, a tourist from Australia.• Small children are often frightrened of fireworks that make a bang.• The lid of the box fell shut with a bang.• I heard a loud bang - it sounded like something had fallen down upstairs.• There was a loud bang as the bomb exploded.• The firework went off with a loud bang.• The front door slammed with a loud bang.• If you can afford it, leather has a lot of bang for a lot of bucks.• He walked away from the accident with only a slight bang on the head.• He lay on the horn again; there was another, more violent bang.

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bang2 ●●○ S3 verb  1  KNOCK/HIT something[intransitive, transitive]CHIT to hit something hard, making a loud noise 猛敲；砰然重击bang on Stop banging on the door! 别砰砰打门了！bang your fist/hand on something She banged her fist on the table. 她砰的一拳砸在桌子上。 The baby kept banging the table with his spoon. 宝宝不停地拿调羹敲桌子。► see thesaurus at hit2  KNOCK/HIT something[transitive]CHIT to put something down or against something with a lot of force, making a loud noise 猛摔bang something down She banged the phone down. 她啪的一声把电话扔下。bang something on/against something He banged a teapot on the table. 他把茶壶往桌子上一摔。3  CLOSE something[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]SHUT/CLOSE to close something violently, making a loud noise, or to be closed in this way （把…）砰地关上 SYN slam I ran out, banging the door behind me. 我冲出去，砰的一声把门摔上。 The window banged shut. 窗户砰的一声关上了。4  HIT something[transitive]HIT/BUMP INTO to hit a part of your body, or something you are carrying, against something by accident 〔意外地〕撞击，磕 SYN bumpbang something on something I fell and banged my head on the pavement. 我摔了一跤，头撞在人行道上。5  MAKE NOISE[intransitive]CSOUND to make a loud noise or loud noises 砰砰作响 The gate keeps banging in the wind. 大门被风吹得乒乓作响。6. HAVE SEX[transitive] not politeSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have sex with someone 与〔某人〕发生性关系 → bang the drum for somebody/something at drum1(4), → bang somebody’s heads together at head1(32), → be (like) banging your head against a brick wall at head1(31) PHRASAL VERBS7 bang about/around phrasal verb to move around a place, making a lot of noise 咚咚地跑来跑去 We could hear them banging about upstairs. 我们听到他们在楼上咚咚咚地跑来跑去。8 bang on phrasal verb British English TALK TO somebody informal to talk continuously about something in a boring way 啰嗦个没完 SYN go on about I wish he wouldn’t keep banging on about politics. 我希望他不要一直哇啦哇啦地讲政治了。9 bang something ↔ out phrasal verb informal a) APMto play a tune or song loudly and badly on a piano 〔在钢琴上〕使劲乱敲地弹奏〔乐曲或歌曲〕b) WRITEto write something in a hurry, especially using a keyboard 〔尤指用键盘〕匆忙赶写，匆匆地打出来10 bang somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb informal a) SCJSCP British English to put someone in prison 把…关押起来，监禁b) DAMAGE American English to seriously damage something 使…严重受损 a banged-up old Buick 一辆破破烂烂的旧别克轿车→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bang• I banged at the door but nobody came.• They were banging drums and chanting.• Thomas banged his fist on the table.• He banged his head against the floor.• In so doing, I banged into the edge of the sink and fell to the floor.• During the day I sit banging my drum and watching good actors singing my words.• I banged my toe on the door.• He complained loudly until Val finally banged on the table and shouted at him.• Sherman banged the door shut.• He got out of the car and banged the door.• I slipped and banged the guitar against the door.• There's no clutch pedal, you just bang the lever into forward and floor it.• She banged the phone down a second before he did, leaving him raging.• I banged the phone down.• She pulled the doll out before the blocks banged together.• The pipes bang when you turn the hot water on.bang on• Laramie was banging on the wall and yelling.banged shut• The screen door banged shut.• This time the car stopped and a door banged shut.• The office door banged shut and the Monsignor groaned.• The door banged shut behind Becky.• Beloved heard them as soon as the door banged shut behind her.• Children's voices, objects being hurled about schoolroom, books banged shut, games of chase, etc.• The door banged shut, its echoes punctuated by the sound of bolts being slammed home.bang3 adverb  1  informalEXACT directly or exactly 直接地；准确地；正巧，恰恰 The train arrived bang on time. 火车准点到达。 The technology is bang up to date. 这种技术绝对是最新的。► see thesaurus at exactly2  bang on British English spokenCORRECT exactly correct 完全正确 ‘Is that right?’ ‘Bang on!’ “那样对吗？”“绝对没错！”3  bang goes something British English spokenNOT HAVE used to show that you are unhappy because something you had hoped for will not happen 某事完蛋了，某事告吹了〔表示因期待的事不会发生而不开心〕 Bang goes my brilliant plan. 我的美好计划泡汤了。4  spokenVIOLENT in a sudden violent way 突然，猛然 I skidded and went bang into the wall. 我的车打滑了，一下子撞到了墙上。5. go bang informal to explode or burst with a loud noise 砰的一声爆炸[爆裂]

Examples from the Corpus

bang• He goes in, the door knocks against the tray, bang go the fifteen cups and they all get broken!• Results this month were bang in line with expectations.• He landed bang in the middle of the roof, and it collapsed.• They've put an ornamental fountain slap bang in the middle of the roundabout.• The arrow hit the target right bang in the middle.• I lost my balance and fell, bang, on my back on the ice.• It starts at eight, bang on the dot.• The eraser hit him bang on the top of his head.• But the design has been brought bang up-to-date to strike a chord with modern riders and classic buffs alike.

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bang4 interjection  1 CSOUNDused to make a sound like a gun or bomb 砰〔用作模仿枪声或炸弹的声响〕 Bang bang, you’re dead! 砰，砰 — 你死了!

Examples from the Corpus

bang• ``Bang, bang - you're dead, '' Tommy shouted.Origin bang2 (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language

bang1 nounbang2 verb →PHRASAL VERBS1bang3 adverbbang4 interjectionChinese  

by a Corpus something noise caused sudden loud

bang

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bang¹ S3 /bæŋ/ noun
1. [countable] a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface:
    There was a loud bang outside the kitchen door.
2. [countable] a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you
   SYN  bump:
    a bang on the head
3. bangs [plural] American English hair cut straight across your forehead
   SYN  fringe British English
4. with a bang in a very successful way:
    Stock markets started the year with a bang.
5. (get) a bigger/better etc bang for your buck informal something that gives you a good effect or a lot of value for the effort or money you spend on it:
    Are taxpayers getting enough bang for their buck?
6. get a bang out of something American English spoken to enjoy something very much
⇨ big bang theory

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bang² S3 verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to hit something hard, making a loud noise
    bang on
    Stop banging on the door!
    bang your fist/hand on something
    She banged her fist on the table.
    The baby kept banging the table with his spoon.
2. [transitive] to put something down or against something with a lot of force, making a loud noise
    bang something down
    She banged the phone down.
    bang something on/against something
    He banged a teapot on the table.
3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to close something violently, making a loud noise, or to be closed in this way
   SYN  slam:
    I ran out, banging the door behind me.
    The window banged shut.
4. [transitive] to hit a part of your body, or something you are carrying, against something by accident
   SYN  bump
    bang something on something
    I fell and banged my head on the pavement.
5. [intransitive] to make a loud noise or loud noises:
    The gate keeps banging in the wind.
6. [transitive] not polite to have sex with someone
⇨ bang the drum for somebody/something at drum¹(4), ⇨ bang sb’s heads together at head¹(32), ⇨ be (like) banging your head against a brick wall at head¹(31)
     
bang about/around phrasal verb
  to move around a place, making a lot of noise:
    We could hear them banging about upstairs.
bang on phrasal verb British English
  informal to talk continuously about something in a boring way
   SYN  go on
    bang on about
    I wish he wouldn’t keep banging on about politics.
bang something ↔ out phrasal verb informal
  1. to play a tune or song loudly and badly on a piano
  2. to write something in a hurry, especially using a keyboard
bang somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
  1. British English to put someone in prison
  2. American English to seriously damage something:
    a banged-up old Buick

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bang³ adverb
1. informal directly or exactly:
    The train arrived bang on time.
    The technology is bang up to date.
2. bang on British English spoken exactly correct:
    ‘Is that right?’ ‘Bang on!’
3. bang goes something British English spoken used to show that you are unhappy because something you had hoped for will not happen:
    Bang goes my brilliant plan.
4. spoken in a sudden violent way:
    I skidded and went bang into the wall.
5. go bang informal to explode or burst with a loud noise
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ exactly used when emphasizing that something is no more and no less than a number or amount, or is completely correct in every detail: The bill came to exactly $1,000. | Police are still trying to find out exactly how the accident happened.
   ▪ precisely exactly – used when it is important to be sure that something is completely correct in every detail: We need to know precisely how much this is going to cost. | Can you tell us precisely where he is? | What precisely do you mean by ‘relativity’?
   ▪ just especially spoken exactly – used especially when saying that things are exactly right, exactly the same, or exactly in a particular position: The frame is just the right size for the picture. | He and his brother are just the same. | The hotel is just next to the station. | A new handbag! That’s just what I wanted.
   ▪ right exactly in a particular position or direction: The ball hit me right in the eye! | There’s the house, right in front of you. | I got a mosquito bite right on the end of my nose. | He sat down right beside her.
   ▪ directly exactly in a particular position or direction Directly is more formal than right: Amy was sitting directly opposite me.
   ▪ on the dot informal at exactly a particular time, and no earlier or later than that time: She always leaves the office at 5.30 p.m. on the dot.
   ▪ bang British English informal exactly – used especially in the following very informal expressions: The train was bang on time. | The shot was bang on target. | Cockatoo Island is right bang in the middle of Sydney harbour.

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bang⁴ interjection
used to make a sound like a gun or bomb:
    Bang bang, you’re dead!