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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bump1 /bʌmp/ ●●● S3 verb  1  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]HIT/BUMP INTO to hit or knock against something 猛碰，撞bump against I ran after him, bumping against people in my hurry. 我在后面追他，匆忙间撞到了别人身上。bump into Tim was a clumsy boy, always bumping into the furniture. 蒂姆是个笨手笨脚的孩子，老是撞到家具上。bump something on something She bumped her arm on the table. 她的手臂撞到了桌子上。 The roof was so low he bumped his head (=his head hit the roof). 屋顶很低，他都碰到头了。► see thesaurus at hit2  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move up and down as you move forward, especially in a vehicle 〔尤指交通工具〕颠簸而行 A police car bumped down the track. 一辆警车颠簸着行驶在小路上。bump along The plane was bumping along the runway. 飞机在跑道上颠簸着滑行。3  [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push or pull something somewhere in an irregular or unsteady way 拖拽 Flora was bumping her bags down the steps. 弗洛拉正拖着她的行李走下台阶。4  [transitive] informal to move someone or something into a different class or group, or to remove them from a class or group altogether 挤出，挤掉 The flight was overbooked, and Dad was the first one to be bumped. 航班超额预订，爸爸是第一个被挤掉的。bump somebody up to/out of/from etc something The reforms bumped many families off the state-provided health care list. 改革把许多家庭挤出了公费医疗名单。5  [transitive] to move a radio or television programme to a different time 改变〔广播或电视节目的时间〕 ‘Married with Children’ will be bumped from Sundays to Saturdays. 《拖家带口》将从星期天改到星期六播映。6 bump into somebody phrasal verb MEETto meet someone who you know, when you were not expecting to 巧遇，邂逅，碰见 SYN run into I bumped into Jean in town. 我在城里碰见了琼。7.bump somebody ↔ off phrasal verb informal KILLto kill someone 杀死〔某人〕8 bump something ↔ up phrasal verb INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTto suddenly increase something by a large amount 使突然大幅度提高，使激增 Prices were bumped up by 10 percent last week. 上星期价格暴涨了10%。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bump• I run after her, bumping against people in my rush.• His right leg bumped against the parking brake.• But here I am stuck now and can't go out in case I bump into her.• This does not mean you have to excuse a child who hits another child who accidentally bumped into him.• Luckily, as they returned to Cockroach, Wednesday's dormitory, they bumped into Matron who was fixing her motorbike.• I bumped into porters carrying baskets on their shoulders.• On my way out of the compound one morning, I bumped into Sara.• He had a curious knock-kneed kind of walk that seemed to send him bumping into things all the time.• Babies are always bumping their heads.bumped ... head• I waited ten more minutes, then raised the latch and eased the door open until it bumped against his head.• Chris bumped his head again while snorkelling and now has rather an impressive bandage!• She tried to get up on all fours, and bumped her head on the underside of the bed.• I bumped my head, that's all.• Getting up from rummaging in the wastepaper basket, she bumped her head, very lightly, on the sink.

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bump2 ●●○ noun [countable]  1  MIan area of skin that is raised because you have hit it on something 〔撞击造成的〕肿块 → lump She has a bump on the back of her head. 她的后脑勺上肿起了一块。 He had a few injuries, mostly bumps and bruises. 他有几处受了伤，大都是肿块和瘀青。► see thesaurus at injury2  STICK OUTa small raised area on a surface 隆起之处 The car hit a bump on the road. 汽车撞到了路上一块凸起之处。 → speed bump3  CSOUNDthe sound or sudden movement of something hitting a hard surface 碰撞声；碰撞 We heard a bump in the next room. 我们听到隔壁房间传来砰的一声。fall/sit down etc with a bump Rose fell, landing with a bump. 罗丝砰的一声摔倒在地上。4. informalACCIDENT a small accident in which your car hits something but you are not hurt 〔车辆的〕轻微碰撞

Examples from the Corpus

bump• Further discussion is cut short by a bump that interposes a few bodies between us.• I was backing up when I felt a bump.• Had she driven over a bump in the road too violently?• I nearly stumbled over a bump in the ground.• The car rattled every time it went over a bump.• Martin sat down suddenly with a bump.• a bump in the road• Anderson wound up taking him to the hospital, where Smyth was treated for a sprained ankle and bumps and bruises.• At night, the old house seemed to be full of strange creaks and bumps.• The sound of the rain made me cold, brought up goose bumps.• This method is particularly suitable for removing minor bumps in the landscape, the new level blending naturally in with the surroundings.• A small bump had started to develop over Irene's eye.Origin bump1 (1500-1600) From the sound

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bump¹ S3 /bʌmp/ verb1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to hit or knock against something
    bump against
    I ran after him, bumping against people in my hurry.
    bump into
    Tim was a clumsy boy, always bumping into the furniture.
    bump something on something
    She bumped her arm on the table.
    The roof was so low he bumped his head (=his head hit the roof).
2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move up and down as you move forward, especially in a vehicle:
    A police car bumped down the track.
    bump along
    The plane was bumping along the runway.
3. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push or pull something somewhere in an irregular or unsteady way:
    Flora was bumping her bags down the steps.
4. [transitive] informal to move someone or something into a different class or group, or to remove them from a class or group altogether:
    The flight was overbooked, and Dad was the first one to be bumped.
    bump somebody up to/out of/from etc something
    The reforms bumped many families off the state-provided health care list.
5. [transitive] to move a radio or television programme to a different time:
    ‘Married with Children’ will be bumped from Sundays to Saturdays.
     
bump into somebody phrasal verb
  to meet someone who you know, when you were not expecting to
   SYN  run into:
    I bumped into Jean in town.
bump somebody ↔ off phrasal verb informal
  to kill someone
bump something ↔ up phrasal verb
  to suddenly increase something by a large amount:
    Prices were bumped up by 10 percent last week.
     

THESAURUS

■ to hit something accidentally
   ▪ hit: I’ve got a bad bruise where I hit my leg against the table. | The car hit a tree.
   ▪ bump to hit a part of your body against something, especially because you do not see or notice it: Careful you don’t bump your head – the ceiling’s very low.
   ▪ bang/bash to hit something hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage something: He banged into the car in front. | I bashed my knee climbing over a gate. | She fell and bashed her chin on the ground.
   ▪ stub to hit your toe against something and hurt it: I stubbed my toe on the piano leg.

II

bump² noun [countable]
1. an area of skin that is raised because you have hit it on something ⇨ lump:
    She has a bump on the back of her head.
    He had a few injuries, mostly bumps and bruises.
2. a small raised area on a surface:
    The car hit a bump on the road. ⇨ speed bump
3. the sound or sudden movement of something hitting a hard surface:
    We heard a bump in the next room.
    fall/sit down etc with a bump
    Rose fell, landing with a bump.
4. informal a small accident in which your car hits something but you are not hurt
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack: The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
   ▪ wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb: He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
   ▪ cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin: Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
   ▪ bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit: Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
   ▪ graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly: She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
   ▪ gash a long deep cut: He had a deep gash across his forehead.
   ▪ bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something: How did you get that bump on your head?
   ▪ sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it: It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
   ▪ strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much: a muscle strain in his neck
   ▪ fracture a crack or broken part in a bone: a hip fracture