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the bumper of [vehicle]
指车辆前后用于吸收碰撞冲击的保险杠，of 说明所属车辆。
The bumper of the truck was bent in the accident.
卡车在事故中保险杠被撞弯了。
保险杠
bumpers — plural of bumper
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
保险杠
a bar on the front or back of a vehicle that protects it from damage by absorbing shock
The bumper of the truck was bent in the accident.
卡车在事故中保险杠被撞弯了。
碰撞的人或物。
Someone or something that bumps.
车辆前后用于吸收碰撞冲击的部件；保险杠。
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
用于吸收冲击、缓和碰撞或防撞的任何机械装置。
Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.
保镖；门卫。
A bouncer.
A shopping cart hit the car's front bumper in the supermarket parking lot.
在超市停车场，一辆购物车撞上了汽车的前保险杠。
He replaced the rear bumper after the minor accident last week.
上周小事故后，他更换了后保险杠。
The truck's bumper is made of thick steel to protect the body.
卡车的保险杠由厚钢制成，用来保护车身。
指车辆前后用于吸收碰撞冲击的保险杠，of 说明所属车辆。
The bumper of the truck was bent in the accident.
卡车在事故中保险杠被撞弯了。
旧式或文学用语，指倒满杯口的酒杯，常用于祝酒场合，现代英语中较少见。
We raised a bumper of champagne to toast the bride.
我们举起一大杯香槟为新娘祝酒。
Not this
I hit my head and got a bumper on my forehead.
Use this
I hit my head and got a bump on my forehead.
“bumper” 特指车辆前后的保险杠，不表示身体上的肿块；表示“肿块、隆起”的名词是 “bump”。学习者常因 “bump” 加 -er 而误造 “bumper”，但两者意思完全不同。
Not this
The software uses a bumper to store temporary data.
Use this
The software uses a buffer to store temporary data.
在计算机术语中，暂存数据的存储区是 “buffer”（缓冲区），而 “bumper” 指车辆保险杠。虽然中文词典可能将二者都译成“缓冲器”，但在英语中必须区分。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
前保险杠
The front bumper of the car was damaged in the accident.
汽车的前保险杠在事故中损坏了。
后保险杠
He backed into a pole and scratched the rear bumper.
他倒车撞到柱子，刮花了后保险杠。
保险杠贴纸
She put a funny bumper sticker on her car.
她在车上贴了一张有趣的保险杠贴纸。
碰碰车
The kids love riding the bumper cars at the fair.
孩子们喜欢在游乐场上坐碰碰车。
（车流）首尾相接的
Traffic was bumper-to-bumper on the highway this morning.
今天早上高速公路上车流首尾相接，堵得水泄不通。
（车辆）首尾相接的，堵车的
The highway was bumper-to-bumper during rush hour.
高峰时段高速公路上车辆首尾相接。
丰收；大量
Farmers are celebrating a bumper crop of apples this year.
今年苹果大丰收，农民们很高兴。
丰收年；成绩卓著的一年
The company reported a bumper year for sales.
公司报告说今年销售额大增。
Use bumpers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
bumper 由 bump（碰撞）加 -er 构成，汽车保险杠就是用来承受碰撞的。
语域：mixed 常见场景：汽车保险杠相关（如维修、事故）、正式祝酒场合 该词有两个常见义项：“汽车保险杠”和“满杯（祝酒）”。前者为中性语汇，日常口语和书面语均可用，多见于汽车维修、交通等话题；后者较正式，通常用于祝酒或带有文学色彩的表述。建议根据语境选择相应用法。
真正押韵的是 jumper、dumper、pumper，它们与 bumper 的英式读音都以 /ʌmpə/ 结尾。注意拼写相似的 summer (/ˈsʌmə/，少了 p)、supper (/ˈsʌpə/，少了 m) 和 temper (/ˈtempə/，重读元音不同) 读音并不相同。
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