bumping
present participle ofbump
| 单词 | bumping |
| 释义 | bumping present 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 Examplesofbumpingbumping In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It may manifest asbumpinginto objects or doorways in navigation. From theCambridge English Corpus Patients experience problems with their peripheral vision,bumpinginto or tripping over objects no longer within their limited field of view. From theCambridge English Corpus The opposite leg is the one out of phase with thebumpingone. From theCambridge English Corpus By restricting this reflex to within one cycle time of the walk and only to thebumpingleg, rhythm and stability of motion are ensured. From theCambridge English Corpus If one of the dipoles now moves just outside the cut-off it can rotate 180x and bounce back as a result ofbumpinginto something, essentially at no energetic cost. From theCambridge English Corpus By restricting the flexor reflex influence to only thebumpingleg, and to within one cycle time of the walk, rhythm and stability of motion are ensured. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no night limitation on heavy trucks,bumpingand vibrating their way through small country villages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people walk along the footways and find themselvesbumpinginto motor cars which have been parked on the pavements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Shipbuilding is stillbumpingalong with the barnacles scraping the bottom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The pound sterling is currentlybumpingalong at a rate against the dollar which is around the all-time low. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Bumpinginto objects and rubbing against walls lead to a shorter life for garments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is talking aboutbumpingagainst the main expenditure total of the public sector borrowing requirement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It moved not only with considerable speed, but without "rocking the boat" and withoutbumping—in fact, smoothly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The pound isbumpingalong at the lowest possible level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They may have accidents throughbumpingand burns, and this, too, leads to more expense. 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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