wham

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
/wæm/    /wæm/|/hwæm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A forceful blow.
    — Roger was given a violent wham by his boxing opponent.
  2. The sound of such a blow; a thud.
    — We heard a wham as the hammer struck the wall.
  3. An attempt. figuratively
  4. A great success. figuratively
动词 v.
  1. To smash or strike (someone or something) with great force or impact; to slam, to whack. informal,transitive
    — My Wobblie worker buddies taught me to wham anybody who bothered me hard and fast in the crotch with my knee or my elbow.
  2. To propel (something) with great force by kicking, striking, throwing, etc. informal,transitive
    — Though you may never have heard of Wham-O before, you doubtless are already acquainted with Super Ball, their latest sensation. It's about the size of a handball, and has such extraordinary bounce that it makes every other ball seem tired. […] Kids from seven to 70 can be seen dribbling it or whamming it over the rooftops almost anywhere you go these days.
  3. To smash or strike with great force or impact. informal,intransitive
    — She takes her foot off the skateboard. It keeps going without her and whams into the garage door.
  4. To move quickly or loudly. informal,intransitive
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used to indicate the sound of a forceful blow, an explosion, etc.
    — Wham! The truck hit the wall.
  2. Used to indicate something dramatic, sudden, and unanticipated has occurred.
    — Our relationship was going smoothly and then wham! Out of nowhere he told me he was leaving me for another woman.

词形变化

whams plural whams present,singular,third-person whamming participle,present whammed participle,past whammed past

词源

词源 1
Onomatopoeic, representing the sound of an object being slammed against something.
词源 2
Onomatopoeic, representing the sound of an object being slammed against something.
词源 3
Onomatopoeic, representing the sound of an object being slammed against something.
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