bump
verb uk/bʌmp/ us/bʌmp/
(HIT)
B2 [ I + adv/prep ]碰；撞
to hit something with force
She bumped into his tray, knocking the food onto his lap. 她碰着了他的盘子，把食物撞翻到了他的腿上。
B2 [ T usually + adv/prep ]（身体部位）碰上，撞上（硬物）
to hurt part of your body by hitting it against something hard
I bumped my head on the shelf as I stood up. 我起身时头撞在了书架上。
- More examples
- I bumped my head and was concussed for several days.
- He's got a bruise where he bumped his leg against the corner of the table.
- I bumped my head as I was getting into the car.
- The car skidded off the road and bumped into a tree.
- The removal men kept bumping the furniture against the walls and chipping the paint.
(TRAVEL)
[ I + adv/prep ]颠簸而行
to travel, usually in a vehicle, in an uncomfortable way because the surface you are moving over is rough
We bumped along the dirt road in our car, holding on to our seats. 汽车沿着小路颠簸而行，我们紧紧抓牢座位坐好。
(MOVE)
[ T + adv/prep ]把…移至别处;把…赶走
to remove someone from a particular position, sometimes to a different one
He had been playing badly and was bumped from the team. 他一直表现不佳，被从队里赶走了。
They bumped me up to business class. 他们把我移到了商务舱。
She was bumped off the flight at the last minute. 她在最后一刻从飞机上被赶了下来。
Phrasal verbs
bump into someoneC1 与…不期而遇
to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them
We bumped into Amy when we were in town last week. 我们上周在城里撞见了艾米。
bump someone off 杀死…;谋杀…
to murder someone
bump something up 增加，提高（数量或尺寸）
to increase the amount or size of something
The distributors will probably bump up the price of the software when the next version is released. 该软件的下一版本发行时，经销商很可能要提价。
bump
noun [ C ] uk/bʌmp/ us/bʌmp/
(RAISED AREA)
C1 隆起;凸块;肿块
a round, raised area on a surface or on the body
Her bicycle hit a bump in the road and threw her off. 自行车撞上了路上的一个鼓包，她摔了下来。
Enrique had a nasty bump on his head from when he fell down. 恩里克摔倒了，脑袋上磕了个大肿包。
(HIT)
（东西落地时发出的）碰撞声
the sound of something falling to the ground
We heard a bump from the next room. 我们听见隔壁房间有东西掉在地上的声音。
（尤指不严重的）撞车
an accident involving a car, especially one that is not serious
A van drove into their car but luckily it was just a bump. 一辆货车撞上了他们的车，所幸只是碰了一下。
(INCREASE)
mainly US增加
an increase in something
There had been a bump in the number of students with learning disorders. 有学习障碍的学生数量增加了。