bump 1 S3 / bʌmp / 动词
1 [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 , 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 + 副词 / 介词 ] 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 + 副词 / 介词 ] to push or pull something somewhere in an irregular or unsteady way :
Flora was bumping her bags down the steps.
4 [及物动词] 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 o 动词 ooked, 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 [及物动词] to move a radio or television programme to a different time :
‘Married with Children’ will be bumped from Sundays to Saturdays.
bump into somebody 短语动词
to meet someone who you know, when you were not expecting to 同义词 run into :
I bumped into Jean in town.
bump somebody ↔ off 短语动词 informal
to kill someone
bump something ↔ up 短语动词
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.