bump

noun

1. an impact (as from a collision)

e.g. the bump threw him off the bicycle

Synonym: blow

2. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

e.g. the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
the hump of a camel
he stood on the rocky prominence
the occipital protuberance was well developed
the bony excrescence between its horns

Synonym: bulgehumpswellinggibbositygibbousnessjutprominenceprotuberanceprotrusionextrusionexcrescence

3. a lump on the body caused by a blow

verb

1. knock against with force or violence

e.g. My car bumped into the tree

Synonym: knock

2. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

e.g. The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space

Synonym: dislodge

3. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

e.g. bump and grind

4. come upon, as if by accident
meet with

e.g. We find this idea in Plato
I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day

Synonym: findhappenchanceencounter

5. assign to a lower position
reduce in rank

e.g. She was demoted because she always speaks up
He was broken down to Sergeant

Synonym: demoterelegatebreakkick downstairs

1. （无意地）碰撞，冲撞
If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.

e.g. They stopped walking and he almost bumped into them...
他们停下了脚步，结果他差点儿撞到他们身上。
e.g. There was a jerk as the boat bumped against something...
船撞到什么东西，猛颠了一下。

2. 碰撞；碰撞声
A bump is the action or the dull sound of two heavy objects hitting each other.

e.g. I felt a little bump and I knew instantly what had happened...
我感觉到一点儿轻微的碰撞，便立刻意识到发生了什么。
e.g. The child took five steps, and then sat down with a bump.
小孩走了5步，接着扑通一声坐到了地上。

3. （碰撞造成的）肿块，鼓包
A bump is a minor injury or swelling that you get if you bump into something or if something hits you.

bump的意思

e.g. She fell against our coffee table and got a large bump on her forehead.
她倒地时撞到我们的咖啡桌上，额头起了个大包。

4. （车辆的）轻微碰撞
If you have a bump while you are driving a car, you have a minor accident in which you hit something.

5. （地面的）隆起，凸块
A bump on a road is a raised, uneven part.

e.g. The truck hit a bump and bounced.
卡车开过路面上的隆起处，颠了一下。

6. 颠簸而行
If a vehicle bumps over a surface, it travels in a rough, bouncing way because the surface is very uneven.

e.g. We left the road, and again bumped over the mountainside...
我们驶离公路，再次在山腰上颠簸前行。
e.g. The aircraft bumped along erratically without gathering anything like sufficient speed.
飞机忽上忽下，飞行很不平稳，根本未达到应有的速度。

7. see also: goose bumps

8. 猛然回到现实中来
If someone comes down to earth with a bump, they suddenly start recognizing unpleasant facts after a period of time when they have not been doing this.

e.g. Company bosses have come back down to earth with a bump after a period of post-election euphoria.
公司老板们在经历了一段选举过后的兴奋之后，重又回到现实中来。

相关词组：bump intobump offbump up

1. (凹凸贴图)：法线贴图(Normal Bump)和普通的灰度凹凸贴图(Bump)最大的区别在于,Bump贴图只能在一个轴上产生假凹凸,简单说就是换个方向,就能看出凹凸其实是平的,但法线贴图却是在X、Y、Z三个轴上面计算出凹凸的效果,就算换一个角度,

2. 碰撞：3、碰撞(Bump),则是根据峰值加速度(acceleration),脉冲持续时间(pulse duration),冲击方向(bump direction),冲击次数(bump times)等指标衡量样品经过多次碰撞之后的性能.