n.[C]

1. 重擊，捶擊
   He hit the thief a thump on the head.

   他在竊賊頭上重擊一拳。

2. 砰然聲
   The man fell with a thump.

   那個男子砰然一聲倒了下去。

vt.

1. 重擊，捶擊；猛揍
   The villain thumped me on the head.

   那個惡棍在我頭上重重一擊。

2. 使砰然作聲
   The shutters thumped the wall in the wind.

   風吹著百葉窗撞在牆上發出砰砰聲響。

   She thumped out of the door to show her anger.

   她砰砰地走出門去，以示憤怒。

3. 用力地奏（鋼琴，曲子等）[（+out）]
   He thumped out a tune on the old piano.

   他在那架舊鋼琴上奏出了一首響亮的曲子。

vi.

1. 重擊，捶擊
   The boxer's fist thumped into the punching bag.

   拳師猛擊吊袋。

2. 砰然作聲；蹬蹬地走
   I heard him thump upstairs.

   我聽到他登登地走上樓梯。

   The box thumped on to the floor.

   箱子砰的一聲落到地板上。

3. （心）砰砰地跳
   My heart was thumping.

   我的心在砰砰地跳。

v.

1. hit heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.
   ▸put down forcefully, noisily, or decisively.
   ▸(of a person's heart or pulse) beat or pulsate strongly.
2. (thump something out) play a tune on a piano enthusiastically but heavy-handedly.
3. informal defeat heavily.

n.