thud
thud — 名詞
- thudsingular
- thudsplural
1. a low, heavy noise produced when a weighty object drops onto a surface or strike
悶響
重物撞擊或掉落時發出的低沉聲音
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.
那袋馬鈴薯重重地落在地上，發出沉悶的聲響。
collocation: with a heavy thud
Sayaka heard a dull thud when the ladder fell against the wall.
Sayaka 聽到梯子倒在牆上時發出的沉悶響聲。
collocation: a dull thud
There was a loud thud as the tree branch crashed onto the roof.
樹枝砸在屋頂上，發出巨大的一聲悶響。
Elena's suitcase tumbled down the stairs and hit the bottom with a thud.
Elena 的行李箱滾下樓梯，砰地一聲落在最底層。
Cyrus dropped the wooden crate, and it struck the pavement with a thud.
Cyrus 的木箱掉落，砰的一聲砸在人行道上。
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 — 動詞
- 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
砰然落下
沉重掉落或撞擊並發出沉悶聲響
to drop or strike a surface producing a low, muffled noise
The old book thudded onto the desk and raised a cloud of dust.
舊書砰地落在桌上，揚起一陣灰塵。
thud + onto: directional preposition
James tripped and his heavy toolbox thudded against the floorboards.
James 絆倒了，沉重的工具箱砰地砸在地板上。
thud + against: impact preposition
Hailstones thudded against the window all through the storm.
暴風雨期間，冰雹不停地砰砰敲打著窗戶。
Ada's walking stick thudded on the wooden steps as she climbed.
Ada 上樓時，她的手杖在木頭階梯上發出沉悶的篤篤聲。
The sack of rice thudded to the ground when the rope snapped.
繩子斷裂，那袋米砰地一聲掉在地上。
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.