bump
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bump / bʌmp ; bʌmp /verb
1. I always + adv / prep, Tto hit or knock against something猛碰，撞:
[+ against ]
•I ran after him, bumping against people in my hurry.我在后面追他，匆忙之中撞到了别人身上。
[+ 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 sth on sth•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，他都撞到头了。
2. I always + adv / prepto 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。
[+ along ]•The plane was bumping along the runway.飞机在跑道上颠簸着滑行。
3. T always + adv / prepto push or pull something somewhere in an irregular or unsteady way拖拽:•Flora was bumping her bags down the steps.弗洛拉把她的行李拖下台阶。
4. Tinformalto 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 sb up to / out of / from etc sth•The reforms bumped many families off the state-provided healthcare list.改革把许多家庭挤出了公费医疗名单。
5. Tto 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.《拉家带口》将从星期天改到星期六播映。
PHRASAL VERBS
bump into sb
to meet someone who you know when you were not expecting to巧遇，邂逅，碰见;SYNrun into
•I bumped into Jean in town.我在城里碰见了琼。
bump sb ↔ off
to kill someone干掉〔某人〕
bump sth ↔ up
to suddenly increase something by a large amount突然大幅度提高，增加:
•Prices were bumped up by 10 percent last week.上个星期物价上涨了百分之十。
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bumpnoun C
1. an 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.他受了一些伤，基本上都是肿块和青瘀。
2. a 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的地方。
⇒SPEED BUMP3. the 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. informala small accident in which your car hits something but you are not hurt汽车碰撞，轻微车祸