bang S3 / bæŋ / 名词 #

1 [可数名词] 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 [可数名词] a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you 同义词 bump :

a bang on the head

3 bangs [复数形式] American English hair cut straight across your forehead 同义词 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

bang S3 verb #

1 [不及物和及物动词] 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 [及物动词] 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 [及物动词] 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 [不及物动词] to make a loud noise or loud noises :
The gate keeps banging in the wind. 6 [及物动词] not polite to have sex with someone → bang the drum for somebody/something at drum 1 ( 4 ) , → bang sb’s heads together at head 1 ( 32 ) , → be (like) banging your head against a brick wall at head 1 ( 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

bang 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.

bang 感叹词 #

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