clunking

1. N-COUNT (重物相撞的)哐的一声，哐啷声
   A clunk is a sound made by a heavy object hitting something hard.
   1. Something fell to the floor with a clunk.
      不知什么东西哐啷一声掉在地上。
2. VERB 哐啷一声撞上
   If a heavy object clunks on or against something, it hits it and makes a dull sound.
   1. His feet clunked on the wooden steps.
      他的脚噔噔噔地踩在木头台阶上。
   2. ...a slight clunking noise.
      哐啷哐啷轻微的撞击声

1. However, it is no accident that the EU governs in such a slow, clunking fashion.
   决非偶然的是，欧盟就是以这样低劣和笨拙的方式管理的。
2. A technological mockery of a10-foot-tall gnome stands before you, clunking and whirling with steam power.
   一个十尺高的侏儒形态的机械站在你面前嘲笑着，发出沉闷的声响并使用蒸汽动力快步疾走着。
3. Gordon Brown, the man described by Tony Blair as the "great clunking fist", finally tightened his grip on what he must feel is his rightful prize.
   戈登·布朗，这个被托尼·布莱尔比喻成“砸出闷响的铁拳”的人，终于紧紧抓住了他当之无愧的奖赏。
4. Look at the foothold, and then place the foot quietly and precisely on the hold, with no thunking or clunking.
   看着脚点，然后无声无息地将脚准确地踩在点上。

noun

1. the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

   Synonym:    clip-clopclippety-clopclopcloppingclumping