bang

1. N-COUNT/SOUND A bang is a sudden loud noise such as the noise of an explosion. (突然的) 巨響

I heard four or five loud bangs. 我聽到四五聲巨響。

She slammed the door with a bang. 她砰地一聲關上門。

2. V-I If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times. 砰然作響

The engine spat and banged. 引擎發出劈啪聲和砰砰巨響。

3. V-T/V-I If you bang a door or if it bangs, it closes suddenly with a loud noise. 砰地關上

...the sound of doors banging. …砰砰的關門聲。

All up and down the street the windows bang shut. 整條街的窗戶都砰砰關上了。

4. V-T/V-I If you bang on something or if you bang it, you hit it hard, making a loud noise. 大聲猛擊

We could bang on the desks and shout till they let us out. 我們會大聲猛拍桌子，大聲喊叫，直到他們放我們出去。

5. V-T If you bang something on something or if you bang it down, you quickly and violently put it on a surface, because you are angry. (因生氣而) 猛然用力放

She banged his dinner on the table. 她猛地用力把他的晚飯砸在桌上。

6. V-T If you bang a part of your body, you accidentally knock it against something and hurt yourself. (無意中) 撞傷

She'd fainted and banged her head. 她暈了過去，撞傷了頭部。

7. N-COUNT Bang is also a noun. 撞傷

...a nasty bang on the head. …頭部可惡的撞傷。

8. V-I If you bang into something or someone, you bump or knock them hard, usually because you are not looking where you are going. (不小心) 猛撞上

I didn't mean to bang into you. 我不是故意撞你的。

9. ADV You can use bang to emphasize expressions that indicate an exact position or an exact time. 正好[ADV prep] [強調]

...bang in the middle of the track. …在路的正中央。

10. PHRASE If something begins or ends with a bang, it begins or ends with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, or success. 轟轟烈烈地[PHR after v]

Her career began with a bang in 1986. 她的事業在1986年轟轟烈烈地開始了。

11. PHRASE [PHR after v] →a variant spelling of bhang