clunk
clunk — 名詞
- clunksingular
- clunksplural
1. a short, heavy, muffled sound produced when two solid objects strike one another
撞擊聲
兩件硬物撞擊的低沉聲響
a short, heavy, muffled sound produced when two solid objects strike one another, such as a metal lid falling onto a stone floor or a heavy book being set down on a wooden table.
Bao dropped the cast-iron pan and a heavy <hl>clunk</hl> echoed through the kitchen.
Bao 把鑄鐵平底鍋摔在地上，廚房裡傳來沉重的碰撞聲。
heavy clunk — describes the sound's weight
Ritu heard the <hl>clunk</hl> of the mailbox and went to check for letters.
Ritu 聽到信箱的碰撞聲，便去查看有無信件。
clunk of [noun] — common possessive pattern
The engine gave a worrying <hl>clunk</hl> before it finally died on the motorway.
引擎發出令人擔憂的碰撞聲，隨後就在高速公路上熄火了。
Nellie shut the old oak wardrobe door with a <hl>satisfying clunk</hl>.
Nellie 關上那扇老舊的橡木衣櫃門，發出令人滿意的「喀」一聲。
- click
a light, high-pitched sound, the opposite of a heavy low clunk
文法句型
usually singular
a clunk of [noun]
用法筆記
Clunk is onomatopoeic — its spelling reflects the sound. It often appears after verbs like 'heard', 'made', or 'came from' to describe an impact noise.
常見錯誤
clunk — 動詞
- clunkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- clunkshe / she / it
- clunkedpast simple
- clunking-ing form
1. to make a dull, low-pitched sound when two hard objects hit each other. People c
發出碰撞聲
碰撞時發出低沉的聲響
to make a dull, low-pitched sound when two hard objects hit each other. People can also clunk something when they deliberately put or knock it down onto a hard surface.
The boiler <hl>clunked</hl> loudly every time the hot water came on.
每次熱水一開，鍋爐就會發出很大的碰撞聲。
intransitive use — [machine] clunks
Selim <hl>clunked</hl> his coffee mug onto the wooden desk to get everyone's attention.
Selim 把咖啡杯咚地放到木桌上，引起大家的注意。
transitive use — clunk + object + onto
Something heavy <hl>clunked</hl> against the side of the canoe in the dark water.
黑暗的水中，有個沉重的東西咚地撞上獨木舟的一側。
Luca's old bicycle chain <hl>clunked</hl> with every turn of the pedals.
Luca 那臺舊腳踏車的鏈條，每踩一圈踏板就會發出咚地一聲。
文法句型
[noun] clunks
[noun] clunks against/on [noun]
[person] clunks [noun] + adverb of place
用法筆記
The verb can be used transitively (he clunked the plate down) or intransitively (the pipe clunked). The transitive use always requires a prepositional phrase showing where the object was placed or struck.