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the thumping of [sth]
（名词）指重击产生的沉闷声响，后接 of 说明声音来源。
The thumping of the drums echoed through the hall.
鼓的重击声响彻大厅。
重击声；砰然声
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重击声；砰然声
a heavy dull sound, as made by the impact of heavy objects
The thumping of the drums echoed through the hall.
鼓的重击声响彻大厅。
低沉而沉重的声音。
A dull, heavy sound.
沉重的钝响(如重物撞击发出的声音)
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
殴打。
A beating.
惨败。
A heavy defeat.
The thumping bass from the nightclub kept the neighbors awake until 3 a.m.
夜总会里砰砰作响的低音让邻居们直到凌晨三点都没睡着。
She woke up with a thumping headache and decided to stay in bed.
她醒来时头砰砰地痛，于是决定待在床上。
I could hear the thumping beat of the drums from the festival across town.
我能听到镇子那边节日里鼓点砰砰的节拍声。
（名词）指重击产生的沉闷声响，后接 of 说明声音来源。
The thumping of the drums echoed through the hall.
鼓的重击声响彻大厅。
（名词）a thumping 是可数名词，后接地点短语说明发生的位置。
We heard a loud thumping at the door.
我们听到门口传来一声巨大的重击声。
（形容词）表示“极大的、非凡的”，常用于 success、majority 等名词前。
The film was a thumping success.
这部电影大获成功。
（形容词）a thumping great + 名词是英式非正式强调用法，表示“非常大的”。
She gave him a thumping great hug.
她给了他一个大大的拥抱。
Not this
I heard a thumped sound from the next room.
Use this
I heard a thumping sound from the next room.
表示“发出重击声的”要用现在分词形容词 thumping，它含主动意义；thumped 是过去分词，含被动或完成意义，不能修饰正在发出重击声的声音。把 -ed 改成 -ing 后，“thumping sound”才符合“这个声音本身砰砰作响”的意思。
Not this
I could feel thumping of my heart.
Use this
I could feel the thumping of my heart.
在“thumping of + 名词”的结构中，thumping 特指“我的心砰砰跳”这一具体现象，需加定冠词 the；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉，但英语里“the thumping of my heart”才是正确、地道的说法。
Not this
They won by a thump majority.
Use this
They won by a thumping majority.
thump 是名词或动词，不能作定语形容词；表示“巨大的、压倒性的”需用形容词 thumping。thumping majority 是常见搭配，所以应使用 -ing 形式。
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压倒性多数
The party won a thumping majority in the election.
常用于描述选举结果
剧烈的头痛
After the loud concert, I had a thumping headache.
非正式
大胜，决定性胜利
The team celebrated their thumping victory over the champions.
非正式
天大的谎言
He told a thumping great lie about where he had been.
英式英语，非正式
心脏的砰砰跳动声
I could hear the thumping of my heart as I waited for the test results.
用于描述紧张或激动时的心跳
砰砰的敲门声
There was a loud thumping on the door in the middle of the night.
用于描述响声
压倒性多数（指得票或支持率极高）
The party won a thumping majority in the election.
该党在选举中获得了压倒性多数。
极好的，非常棒的（英式口语强调用法）
This novel is a thumping good read.
这本小说读起来非常棒。
巨大的，极大的（口语强调用法）
She had to carry a thumping great suitcase.
她不得不提着一个很大的手提箱。
Use thumping naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
thumping 想成大锤砸地，发出“砰”的闷响，就是沉重巨大的重击声。
语域：mixed 常见场景：sound description、news headlines、casual speech thumping 作形容词时，字面义“发出重击声的”语气中性，多用于描述声音；引申义“极大的、巨大的”为非正式用法，比较常见于新闻报道或口语中，用来强调数量或程度之大。
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