bumped
past simple and past participle ofbump
| 单词 | bumped |
| 释义 | bumped past simple and past participle ofbump bump verb uk/bʌmp/us/bʌmp/bumpverb(HIT)B2[I+ adv/prep] tohitsomething withforce: She bumpedintohistray,knockingthefoodonto hislap. B2[Tusually+ adv/prep] tohurtpartofyourbodybyhittingit against something hard: I bumped myheadontheshelfas Istoodup.
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
bumpverb(MOVE ROUGHLY)[I+ adv/prep] totravel, usually in avehicle, in anuncomfortableway because thesurfaceyou aremovingover isrough: We bumpedalongthedirtroadinourcar,holdingon toourseats. Thebottomof theboatwas bumpingoveracoralreef. Travelling
bumpverb(CHANGE POSITION)[T+ adv/prep]mainlyUSinformal toremovesomeone or something from aparticularposition, sometimes to a different one: He had beenplayingbadlyand was bumpedfromtheteam. Thesemoviesmay be welllovedbut they're never going to bump Casablanca or Citizen Kaneofftheclassicfilmlists. The 18-year-old has been bumping otherplayersdowntherankingseversince hestartedincompetitivetennis. [Tusually passive]transportspecialized torefusetoletsomeoneflyon aplaneon which they havebookedaseatand put them on a differentflight, or tomoveapassengerto a differenttypeofseat: If you are bumpedfromanoversoldflightyou areentitledtocompensation. Theyaskedif anypassengerswerewillingto be bumped. If you'reluckyyou might get bumpeduptobusinessclass. [T]internet & telecomsspecialized toaddsomething to anoldthread(= aseriesofmessagesandreplies)on anonlinemessageboardso that itmovesup to thetop, andpeoplenoticeit andstartreplyingto it again: I'm bumping thisoldthreadbecause I have a fewrelevantrecommendations. I'mgladyou bumped thisthreadbackupbecause I hadn'tseenit and I'm going through theexactsame thing. Evicting and forcing to leave
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Air travel: travelling by aircraft Internet terminology bumpverb(INCREASE)[T]USinformal toincreasesomething: Increaseddemandhasledtobusinessesbumpingprices. Minimumwagein thestatewas bumped 55centsanhourto $5.85. Price increases
Phrasal verbsbump intosomeone bumpsomeoneoff bumpsomethingup Examplesofbumpedbumped In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Each subject was read a vignette about two boys who accidentlybumpedinto each other in a school hallway. From theCambridge English Corpus Theybumpedinto each other in what seemed to be a very minor collision, with neither one falling down. From theCambridge English Corpus We found that the cat responded quite differently depending on when its legbumpedthe board. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, in hand-eye robotic system for total knee replacement,20 the camera may bebumpedaccidentally during the surgery process, causing the changes of the hand- eye relationship. From theCambridge English Corpus If he had suddenlybumpedit up to 500,000 men it would have had an effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have knocked down the garden walls of my constituents and have evenbumpedinto the walls of houses, not only garden walls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do it regularly and getbumpedand thrown about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Pedestrians, particularly if they are elderly or infirm, may bebumpedinto or knocked over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theybumpedhim out into the cold, but at least he will be able to heat his house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The 2000 figures are six times greater than those for the beginning of the 1990s, whichbumpedalong at a very low level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We thenbumpedalong at that figure, and have been gradually pulling up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The allowance wasbumpedup again in 1982 to £5,000, and increased each year thereafter in line with the retail price index. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps somebody hasbumpedinto him or somebody has overtaken and cut in and damaged his offside wing and slightly damaged his steering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When someone says that they havebumpedinto a door or fallen down the stairs, other questions could be asked about the bruising. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He receives £11,000 compensation, plus abumped-up pension, plus, to my astonishment, a disturbance allowance of £500. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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