thump

verb

1. 重击；狠打；（尤指用拳）捶击
   to hit sb/sth hard, especially with your closed hand
   1. He thumped the table angrily.
      他愤怒地用拳捶击桌子。
   2. She couldn't get her breath and had to be thumped on the back.
      她喘不上气来，不得不让人捶背。
   3. I'll thump you if you say that again.
      你若再说这话，我就把你揍扁。
   4. He thumped out a tune (= played it very loudly) on the piano.
      他在钢琴上猛力弹奏了一支曲子。
2. （使）撞击，嘭地发出闷响
   to fall on or hit a surface hard, with a loud dull sound; to make sth do this
   1. A bird thumped against the window.
      一只鸟儿咚的一声撞在窗上。
   2. He thumped the report down on my desk.
      他嘭的一声把报告摔在我的办公桌上。
3. 强有力地跳动；怦怦地跳
   to beat strongly
   1. My heart was thumping with excitement.
      我激动得心怦怦跳。

noun

1. 重击声；碰撞声
   the sound of sth heavy hitting the ground or another object
   1. There was a thump as the truck hit the bank.
      卡车撞在马路边坡上，发出砰的一声巨响。
2. 重击；捶击
   an act of hitting sb/sth hard
   1. She gave him a thump on the back.
      她在他背上重重打了一拳。

1. VERB (常指用拳头)猛击，重击，捶打
   If you thump something, you hit it hard, usually with your fist.
   1. He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over...
      他亲热地捶了一下我的肩膀，差点把我打倒。
   2. I heard you thumping on the door.
      我听见你咚咚地砸门。
   3. Thump is also a noun.
      
   4. He felt a thump on his shoulder.
      他感到有人重重捶了一下他的肩膀。
2. VERB (用拳头)打击，捶打
   If you thump someone, you attack them and hit them with your fist.
   1. Don't say it serves me right or I'll thump you.
      别说我活该，不然让你尝尝我的拳头。
3. V-ERG 重重地摔出;沉闷地撞击
   If you thump something somewhere or if it thumps there, it makes a loud, dull sound by hitting something else.
   1. She thumped her hand on the witness box...
      她抬手重重地砸在证人席上。
   2. Waiters went scurrying down the aisles, thumping down tureens of soup.
      服务员们匆匆忙忙穿过走道，把一盆盆汤重重地放在桌上。
   3. ...paving stones and bricks which have been thumping down on police shields and helmets...
      噼里啪啦地砸在警察盾牌和头盔上的铺路石和砖块
   4. She dashed out through the door, her stockinged feet thumping softly as she ran up the stairs...
      她穿着袜子冲出房门，跑着上楼梯时发出轻柔的咚咚声。
   5. Where's that thumping noise coming from?
      那个咚咚的响声是从哪里传来的？
   6. Thump is also a noun.
      
   7. There was a loud thump as the horse crashed into the van.
      马撞在货车上发出砰的一声巨响。
4. VERB (心脏)怦怦跳，咚咚跳
   When your heart thumps, it beats strongly and quickly, usually because you are afraid or excited.
   1. My heart was thumping wildly but I didn't let my face show any emotion.
      我的心在狂跳不已，但是我仍面不改色。
5. See also: thumping

1. The dog let his head thump on the floor again.
   那只狗又用头撞地板。
2. The bass guitar began to thump so loudly that it resonated in my head.
   低音电吉他开始砰砰作响，巨大的声音一直在我的脑海里回响。
3. He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over
   他亲热地捶了一下我的肩膀，差点把我打倒。
4. I heard you thumping on the door.
   我听见你咚咚地砸门。
5. Don't say it serves me right or I'll thump you.
   别说我活该，不然让你尝尝我的拳头。
6. She thumped her hand on the witness box
   她抬手重重地砸在证人席上。
7. Waiters went scurrying down the aisles, thumping down tureens of soup.
   服务员们匆匆忙忙穿过走道，把一盆盆汤重重地放在桌上。
8. She dashed out through the door, her stockinged feet thumping softly as she ran up the stairs
   她穿着袜子冲出房门，跑着上楼梯时发出轻柔的咚咚声。
9. Where's that thumping noise coming from?
   那个咚咚的响声是从哪里传来的？
10. My heart was thumping wildly but I didn't let my face show any emotion.
    我的心在狂跳不已，但是我仍面不改色。
11. The plank fell on the ground with a thump.
    砰的一声，木板倒下来了。
12. He leaped on to the platform with a thump.
    他腾地一声跳到台上。
13. The thief hit him a thump on the head.
    贼在他的头上重击一下。
14. He gave the table a thump which shook the cups.
    他捶了一下桌子，杯子被震得跳起来。
15. But then there came a thump on the path right in front of her.
    不料就在她面前的小路上传来砰的一声。
16. He was not, however, and quickly fell back down with a thump, and went to sleep.
    但是它没有惊讶，而是很快又重重地往后倒了下去，睡着了。
17. Pony carried the wheat in the water," thump thump "crossing the river to the mill.
    小马背着麦子趟着水，“扑通扑通”地过了河，到磨房去了。
18. I'll thump you on the nose!
    我要打断你的鼻梁！
19. Into the office, my heart "thump thump" manner Zhitiao.
    进了办公室，我的心“扑通扑通”地直跳。
20. You'll have to thump on the door or he'll never hear you in the back room.
    你是用力捶门，不然他在后面房间里怎么也听不见。
21. The thump of his feet on the pavement caught his mother's attention.
    他的脚步声引起了妈妈的注意。
22. He sat down with a thump.
    他嘭的一声坐了下来。
23. He brought his hand down on the table with a thump.
    他砰的一声把手按在桌子上。
24. His heart began to thump wildly.
    他的心开始怦怦狂跳。
25. Bill gave me a friendly thump on the arm.
    比尔友好地捶了一下我的手臂。
26. The sack of cement hit the ground with a thump.
    水泥袋砰的一声落在地上。
27. He heard the thump of a man's head against the floor.
    他听见有个人的脑袋砰的一声撞在了地板上。
28. I heard a noise come from your apartment last night. a loud thump.
    昨晚我听见你们房间传来的声响。很响的重击声。
29. He picked up his heavy horse and put it down with a thump.
    他拾起他的重骑兵，重重地放下了它。
30. We heard a thump as he fell.
    我们听见他砰的一声倒了下去。

  beat flutter pound pulsate thump【导航词义：跳动；拍动】

  beat v. （心脏）跳动；拍动（翅膀）

〔辨析〕尤指心脏有规律地跳动，或指鸟类有节奏地拍打翅膀。

  flutter v. 拍打（翅膀），振（翼）

〔辨析〕特指鸟儿或有翅膀的昆虫快速而轻轻地振动翅膀。

  pound v. （心脏）狂跳；连续重击

〔辨析〕指激动、生气、愤怒等时心脏剧烈地跳动；也指使劲地连续击打。

  pulsate v. 搏动，跳动

〔辨析〕指心脏、动脉等有规律地振动或有节奏地舒张和收缩。

  thump v. （心脏）怦怦地跳

〔辨析〕指因恐惧或激动而心脏怦怦直跳。

noun

1. a heavy blow with the hand

2. a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

   Synonym:    thumpingclumpclunkthud

verb

1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
   1. the salesman pounded the door knocker
   2. a bible-thumping Southern Baptist

   Synonym:    poundpoke

2. move rhythmically
   1. Her heart was beating fast

   Synonym:    beatpound

3. make a dull sound
   1. the knocker thudded against the front door

   Synonym:    thud