thud
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++thud1 /θʌd/ noun [countable] CSSOUNDthe low sound made by a heavy object hitting something else 〔重物碰击其他东西时发出的〕砰的一声a dull/hard/heavy thud There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor. 箱子撞到地上，发出一声闷响。 His head hit the floor with a sickening thud. 他的头撞在地上，发出一声让人心惊的闷响。► see thesaurus at sound
Examples from the Corpus
thud• I heard a shot, followed by a thud as his body hit the floor.• I heard a thud behind me.• Not so natural to put her down with a thud and devour her with a kiss.• They fell with a thud upon his bedside chair.• She landed on the floor with a thud.• Soon he was hammering on the door, thud after thud, a noise fit to wake the dead.• I hear thuds and blows, and then some one is moaning in pain.• There was another jolting thud in my back.• The ferry docked in Brooklyn with a loud thud.• A snowball hit her on the back of the neck with a soft thud.• Suddenly we heard the thud of horses' hooves.• It hit on the spine and went thud.a sickening thud• Her heart took up a sickening thud.• One pitched out, hitting the ground with a sickening thud.• Then, with a sickening thud in her solar plexus, she understood.thud2 verb (thudded, thudding) [intransitive] 1 CS[always + adverb/preposition]SOUND to hit something with a low sound 〔砰的一声〕撞击 The stone thudded to the ground. 石头砰的一声砸到地上。 waves thudding against the side of the ship 拍击船舷的波浪2 [always + adverb/preposition] to walk or run with your feet making a heavy sound as they touch the ground 噔噔地走[跑] A horse thudded over the frozen grass. 一匹马在冰冻的草地上地跑。3 if your heart thuds, it beats strongly because you are excited or frightened 〔心脏由于激动或恐惧而〕怦怦地跳 Peter was aware of his heart thudding in his chest. 彼得感觉自己的心脏在胸口怦怦直跳。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
thud• I lay down on my bed and felt the blood thudding above my eyes.• She waited until I locked myself in and then left, her feet thudding hollow on the floor.• By late afternoon, a full-scale battle had broken out with rockets and grenades exploding regularly and bullets thudding into the walls.• She stopped breathing but her heart kept on thudding its own wild race.• When they thud through the letter-box, £150 will go a long way to ease your mind.• She could hear his heart thudding under her ear, feel his warmth pressed against her, making her giddy.Origin thud2 (1500-1600) Probably from Old English thyddan “to push forcefully”thud1 nounthud2 verbChinese
Corpus object hitting made a something the heavy low sound by
thud
thud1 /θʌd/ 
noun [countable]
the low sound made by a heavy object hitting something else
a dull/hard/heavy thud
There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.
His head hit the floor with a sickening thud.
■ made by things hitting other things
▪bang a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else: I heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened. | He slammed the door shut with a bang.
▪crash a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused: The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash. | I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.
▪thud a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface: There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor. | His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.
▪thump a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else: There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.
▪clink a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other: the clink of champagne glasses | The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.
▪tinkle the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly: He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.
▪jingle the sound of small metal objects being shaken together: the jingle of her bracelets | the jingle of keys
▪rattle a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other - used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something: There was a strange rattle coming from the engine. | the rattle of the trolley
thud2 verb (past tense and past participle thudded, present participle thudding) [intransitive]
The stone thudded to the ground.
waves thudding against the side of the ship
2. [always + adverb/preposition] to walk or run with your feet making a heavy sound as they touch the ground:
A horse thudded over the frozen grass.
3. if your heart thuds, it beats strongly because you are excited or frightened:
Peter was aware of his heart thudding in his chest.
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noun [countable]the low sound made by a heavy object hitting something else
a dull/hard/heavy thud
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verb (past tense and past participle thudded, present participle thudding) [intransitive] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from Old English thyddan 'to push forcefully'
1. [always + adverb/preposition] to hit something with a low sound:Origin: Probably from Old English thyddan 'to push forcefully'
2. [always + adverb/preposition] to walk or run with your feet making a heavy sound as they touch the ground:
3. if your heart thuds, it beats strongly because you are excited or frightened:
throw to send sth from your hand or hands through the air 指投、掷、抛、扔 ：◆ Some kids were throwing stones at the window. 有些孩子在朝窗户扔石头。 ◆ She threw the ball and he caught it. 她把球抛出来，他接住了。 toss to throw sth lightly or carelessly 指轻轻或漫不经心地扔、抛、掷 ：◆ She tossed her jacket onto the bed. 她把她的短上衣丢到床上。 hurl to throw sth violently in a particular direction 指猛扔、猛投、猛摔 ：◆ Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windscreen. 暴徒把一块砖猛地扔向汽车，砸破了挡风玻璃。 fling to throw sb/sth somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry 尤指生气地或急匆匆地用力扔、掷、抛、丢 ：◆ She flung the letter down onto the table. 她把信摔在桌子上。 chuck ( to throw sth carelesslyespecially
BrE 指随便扔、抛 ：◆ I chucked him the keys. 我把钥匙扔给了他。 lob ( to throw sth so that it goes high through the air指往空中高扔、高抛、高掷 ：◆ They were lobbing stones over the wall. 他们在朝墙那边扔石头。 bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman （板球）指把球投给击球员 pitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter （棒球）指把球投给击球员
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to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch sth at/to sb/sthto throw/toss/fling/chuck sth aside/away to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick to throw/toss/hurl/fling sth angrily to throw/toss sth casually/carelessly