clunk
/klʌŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /klʌŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkləŋk/ (ame, mw)
clunk — noun
- clunksingular
- clunksplural
1. a short, heavy sound you hear when one solid thing knocks into another hard surf
a short, heavy sound you hear when one solid thing knocks into another hard surface, especially if the movement feels awkward or forceful.
Mayumi heard a clunk from the trunk when the taxi hit a pothole.
a clunk from + place/object
The washing machine ended its cycle with a final clunk and then went quiet.
Padma dropped the toolbox, and the clunk echoed across the concrete floor.
Everyone in the studio turned around at the clunk of a speaker hitting the stage.
文法句型
a clunk from [place/object]
with a clunk
the clunk of [object]
用法筆記
Often used for a single impact from a machine part, a door, or a heavy object that lands badly. It suggests more weight and awkwardness than 'click', and less ringing metal resonance than 'clank'.
常見錯誤
clunk — verb
- clunkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- clunkshe / she / it
- clunkedpast simple
- clunking-ing form
1. to make a short, heavy noise by hitting a hard surface, or to cause something to
to make a short, heavy noise by hitting a hard surface, or to cause something to make that noise by moving or dropping it roughly.
Hao clunked the battery pack onto the bench and checked the loose wire.
clunk + object + onto + surface
The loose elevator chain clunked above us as the car started to rise.
intransitive: machine part + clunk
Hugo's old suitcase clunked down the hostel stairs behind him at dawn.
Paul clunked the lid shut before the paint could spill in the van.
文法句型
[object] clunks
clunk [object] onto/against [surface]
clunk shut
用法筆記
The subject is often a machine part, suitcase, door, or other heavy object. In the transitive pattern, speakers usually choose it when the motion feels rough, careless, or weighty rather than smooth.