thud
thud — noun
- thudsingular
- thudsplural
1. a low, heavy noise produced when a weighty object drops onto a surface or strike
a low, heavy noise produced when a weighty object drops onto a surface or strikes another object
The sack of potatoes hit the ground with a heavy thud.
collocation: with a heavy thud
Sayaka heard a dull thud when the ladder fell against the wall.
collocation: a dull thud
There was a loud thud as the tree branch crashed onto the roof.
Elena's suitcase tumbled down the stairs and hit the bottom with a thud.
Cyrus dropped the wooden crate, and it struck the pavement with a thud.
用法筆記
Often used with adjectives that describe weight or volume: a loud thud, a heavy thud, a dull thud, a soft thud. Common in the pattern 'with a thud' to describe how something lands.
常見錯誤
thud — verb
- thudpresent simple I / you / we / they
- thuds3rd person singular
- thudding-ing form
- thuddedpast simple
1. to drop or strike a surface producing a low, muffled noise
to drop or strike a surface producing a low, muffled noise
The old book thudded onto the desk and raised a cloud of dust.
thud + onto: directional preposition
James tripped and his heavy toolbox thudded against the floorboards.
thud + against: impact preposition
Hailstones thudded against the window all through the storm.
Ada's walking stick thudded on the wooden steps as she climbed.
The sack of rice thudded to the ground when the rope snapped.
文法句型
thud + against/onto/on/to + noun
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive. The subject is the thing that falls or strikes — the verb describes the action and the resulting sound together. Common in narrative and descriptive writing.