Word · Frequency #11230
bumpers
保险杠
bumpers is the plural of bumper.
a bar on the front or back of a vehicle that protects it from damage by absorbing shock
- 1.
Someone or something that bumps.
碰撞的人或物。
- 2.
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
车辆前后用于吸收碰撞冲击的部件;保险杠。
- 3.
Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.
用于吸收冲击、缓和碰撞或防撞的任何机械装置。
- 4.
A bouncer.
保镖;门卫。
- 5.
A side wall of a pool table.
台球桌的侧壁。
- 6.
A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.
用于训练狗衔取(代替鸟类)的圆柱形物体。
- 7.
A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
用于分隔节目和广告的短曲调或小调。
- 8.
An extra musician (not notated in the score) who assists the principal French horn by playing less-exposed passages, so that the principal can save their 'lip' for difficult solos. Also applied to other sections of the orchestra.
额外的乐手(乐谱未标注),协助首席圆号演奏较不显眼的段落,以节省其嘴唇应对困难独奏;也适用于乐队其他声部。
- 9.
An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.
弹球台上的物体,击中时对弹球施加力,通常小幅增加分数。
- 10.
In National Hunt racing, a flat race for horses that have not yet competed either in flat racing or over obstacles.
(英国国家狩猎赛马中的)平地赛,参赛马匹尚未参加过平地赛或障碍赛。
- 11.
A shoulder button on a gamepad.
游戏手柄上的肩部按钮。
- 12.
Synonym of gutter guard (“rail to prevent a ball from rolling into the gutter”).
gutter guard 的同义词(防止球滚入球沟的护栏)。
满杯;碰撞的人或物。;车辆前后用于吸收碰撞冲击的部件;保险杠。;用于吸收冲击、缓和碰撞或防撞的任何机械装置。;保镖;门卫。
In use
A shopping cart hit the car's front bumper in the supermarket parking lot.
He replaced the rear bumper after the minor accident last week.
The truck's bumper is made of thick steel to protect the body.
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。
a bumper of [drink]
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。
Common mistakes
I hit my head and got a bumper on my forehead.
Connections
Collocations
- front bumper
- 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。
- rear bumper
- 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。
- bumper sticker
- 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。
- bumper car
- 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。
- bumper-to-bumper
- (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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bumper 由 bump(碰撞)加 -er 构成,汽车保险杠就是用来承受碰撞的。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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