Word · Frequency #21595
thumpings
重击声；砰然声
thumpings is the plural of thumping.
a heavy dull sound, as made by the impact of heavy objects
- 1.
A dull, heavy sound.
低沉而沉重的声音。
- 2.
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
沉重的钝响(如重物撞击发出的声音)
- 3.
A beating.
殴打。
- 4.
A heavy defeat.
惨败。
低沉而沉重的声音。；沉重的钝响(如重物撞击发出的声音)；殴打。；惨败。；发出重击声的
In use
The thumping bass from the nightclub kept the neighbors awake until 3 a.m.
She woke up with a thumping headache and decided to stay in bed.
I could hear the thumping beat of the drums from the festival across town.
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。
a thumping at/on [place]
（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。
a thumping [noun]
（形容词）表示“极大的、非凡的”，常用于 success、majority 等名词前。
Connections
Collocations
- a thumping majority
- 压倒性多数
- The party won a thumping majority in the election.常用于描述选举结果
- a thumping headache
- 剧烈的头痛
- After the loud concert, I had a thumping headache.非正式
- a thumping victory
- 大胜，决定性胜利
- The team celebrated their thumping victory over the champions.非正式
- a thumping great lie
- 天大的谎言
- He told a thumping great lie about where he had been.英式英语，非正式
- the thumping of the heart
- 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
- a thumping on the door
Learner notes
Memory Tip
thumping 想成大锤砸地，发出“砰”的闷响，就是沉重巨大的重击声。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
thumpings
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words bumping, dumping, jumping, and pumping rhyme with thumping because they share the stressed vowel /ʌ/ and the following /mpɪŋ/. Be careful with thumbing: it looks similar to thumping but is pronounced /ˈθʌmɪŋ/ without the /p/ sound, so it does not rhyme.
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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