banging
banging — 形容詞
1. extremely enjoyable, impressive, or exciting — used in informal speech to say th
超讚的
非常好的；令人興奮的
extremely enjoyable, impressive, or exciting — used in informal speech to say that something is of very high quality
Kavya played a banging set at the club last night; everyone was dancing until three in the morning.
Kavya 昨晚在夜店表演了一場超讚的演出，大家一直跳舞跳到凌晨三點。
banging set
That new Thai place near the station makes a banging green curry that is always sold out by noon.
車站附近那家新的泰國餐廳做的超讚綠咖哩通常在中午前就賣光了。
a banging green curry
Chidi said the concert was absolutely banging and the best show he had seen all year.
Chidi 說那場演唱會超讚，是他今年看過最好的表演。
Amelia's birthday party was banging, with a live band and an amazing chocolate cake.
Amelia 的生日派對超棒，有現場樂團和超好吃的巧克力蛋糕。
常見錯誤
banging — 動詞
1. to hit something or someone with great force, often making a loud noise — for ex
猛擊；重擊
用力敲打，發出響聲
to hit something or someone with great force, often making a loud noise — for example, banging your fist on a table or banging a door shut
Theo banged his fist on the table to get everyone's attention in the noisy room.
Theo 在桌上猛拍一拳，以引起嘈雜房間裡所有人的注意。
banged his fist on the table
Lucia accidentally banged her elbow against the doorframe and cried out in pain.
Lucia 不小心把手肘重重撞到門框上，痛得叫了出來。
Someone was banging on the front door at midnight, which woke up the whole house.
有人在午夜時分猛敲大門，把整間房子的人都吵醒了。
Gabriel banged the heavy box down on the floor with a loud thud that shook the room.
Gabriel 把沉重的箱子砰的一聲摔在地板上，整個房間都震動了。
Aiko banged the dust out of the old rug against the garden wall in the backyard.
Aiko 在後院對著花園牆壁猛拍舊地毯，把灰塵拍打出來。
文法句型
bang + object + preposition
bang + on/against + noun phrase
bang + object + down
用法筆記
Often used with a preposition (on, against, into) to show where the hit lands. The transitive form takes a direct object (the thing you hit or the body part used to hit).
常見錯誤
2. to make a sudden loud sound, as when a door closes heavily or an object hits som
砰響
發出突然的巨大聲響
to make a sudden loud sound, as when a door closes heavily or an object hits something hard — often describing things that move noisily by themselves
The kitchen window banged shut when a strong gust of wind blew through the room.
一陣強風吹過房間，廚房的窗戶砰的一聲關上了。
window banged shut
Sakura could hear the old pipes banging loudly inside the walls of the apartment building.
Sakura 可以聽到公寓大樓牆內的舊水管發出砰然巨響。
pipes banging loudly
The metal gate banged against the fence all night during the heavy storm.
整晚的暴風雨中，金屬大門乒乒乓乓地撞擊著圍欄。
Yusuf's car engine was banging, so he took it to a mechanic the next morning.
Yusuf 的汽車引擎發出砰聲，所以他隔天早上就送去給技師檢查了。
文法句型
bang + adverb/preposition
bang + object + adjective
用法筆記
This sense focuses on the noise itself rather than the action of hitting. The subject is often a thing (door, window, pipe), not a person. Distinguish from sense 1, where a person deliberately hits something.
3. a very informal and offensive word meaning to have sex with someone — avoid usin
性交；上床
粗話：與某人發生性行為
a very informal and offensive word meaning to have sex with someone — avoid using in polite conversation
In the film, a character boasts that he banged his best friend's sister at the party.
在電影中，有個角色吹噓自己在派對上與好友的妹妹上了床。
banged his best friend's sister
The crude joke suggested that the singer had banged half the people in the room.
那個低級笑話暗示那位歌手和房間裡的一半人上過床。
In the locker room, the player joked that he had banged three women that weekend.
在更衣室裡，那名球員開玩笑說他那個週末上了三個女人。
文法句型
bang + person
用法筆記
This is taboo language. Do not use it in formal writing, workplace conversation, or with people you do not know well. Learners should recognize it but avoid using it.
4. to play a sport with great force and determination, especially by hitting or thr
猛攻；猛打
在運動比賽中全力進攻
to play a sport with great force and determination, especially by hitting or throwing the ball very hard
Vikram banged in twelve points in the final quarter of the basketball game.
Vikram 在籃球賽的最後一節猛攻拿下十二分。
banged in twelve points
The striker banged the ball into the back of the net from thirty yards out.
前鋒在三十碼外將球猛力踢入球門後網。
banged the ball into the back of the net
Daniel banged his way through the defence to score the winning try for his team.
Daniel 猛力突破對方的防守，為他的球隊達陣得分。
Charlotte banged a home run over the fence in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Charlotte 在第九局下半場擊出一記全壘打，球飛過了圍欄。
文法句型
bang in + points/goals
bang + ball + preposition
bang your way through
用法筆記
Used mainly in basketball, soccer, baseball, and rugby. The focus is on physical power rather than skill or precision.
常見錯誤
5. to cut someone's hair straight across, especially across the front of the forehe
剪瀏海
剪成齊眉的瀏海
to cut someone's hair straight across, especially across the front of the forehead, creating a fringe
The hairdresser banged Kavya's hair straight across just above her eyebrows.
美髮師將 Kavya 的頭髮剪齊，正好在她的眉毛上方。
banged Kavya's hair straight across
Charlotte asked the stylist to bang her fringe so it covered her forehead neatly.
Charlotte 請造型師把她的瀏海剪齊，整齊地蓋住額頭。
Yusuf's mother used to bang his hair herself with the kitchen scissors when he was small.
Yusuf 小時候，他媽媽常用廚房剪刀自己幫他剪瀏海。
The barber banged the boy's fringe straight across while the child sat very still.
理髮師將男孩的瀏海剪齊，男孩靜靜地坐著一動不動。
文法句型
bang + hair
have/get hair banged
用法筆記
Common in American English for cutting hair into bangs (called a 'fringe' in British English). The object of the verb is the hair, not the person.
常見錯誤
banging — 名詞
1. a sudden loud sound, usually caused by something hitting a hard surface or by an
砰聲
撞擊或爆炸的巨響
a sudden loud sound, usually caused by something hitting a hard surface or by an explosion
Lucia woke up in the middle of the night to a loud bang coming from the kitchen.
Lucia 半夜被廚房傳來的一聲巨響驚醒。
loud bang
Amelia heard the bang of a door slamming shut somewhere in the old building.
Amelia 聽到老建築裡某處門砰的一聲關上了。
bang of a door
There was a sudden bang as the car's tyre burst on the highway during the trip.
旅途中，汽車輪胎在高速公路上爆胎，發出砰的一聲巨響。
The children jumped at the bang of the firecrackers during the New Year celebration.
孩子們在新年慶祝活動中聽到鞭炮聲時嚇了一跳。
Aiko covered her ears when she heard the bang of the heavy iron gate closing shut.
Aiko 聽到沉重的鐵門關上的砰聲，趕緊捂住耳朵。
文法句型
a bang
with a bang
loud bang
常見錯誤
2. a sudden feeling of great excitement, energy, or a very lively and impressive ef
刺激
突然的興奮感或強烈效果
a sudden feeling of great excitement, energy, or a very lively and impressive effect
The film starts with a bang — a thrilling car chase through the streets of Paris.
這部電影以一場精彩的巴黎街頭飛車追逐戰開場，一開場就很刺激。
starts with a bang
Chidi's new business idea went over with a bang at the investor meeting last week.
Chidi 的新商業點子在投資者會議上大獲成功。
went over with a bang
Yusuf got a real bang out of watching his daughter win the swimming race at school.
Yusuf 看著女兒在學校游泳比賽中獲勝，感到非常興奮。
The party ended with a bang when fireworks lit up the sky above the garden.
派對在花園上空綻放煙火時，以高潮畫下句點。
Starting the new job gave Sakura an immediate bang of excitement and fresh energy.
新工作一開始就接到大案子，讓 Sakura 立刻感到一陣興奮和全新動力。
文法句型
with a bang
a bang
get a bang out of
用法筆記
Common in fixed expressions like 'start with a bang,' 'go over with a bang,' and 'get a bang out of something.' These idioms are informal but not vulgar.
常見錯誤
3. a very informal and offensive word for an act of having sex, or a person you hav
性交；砲友
粗話：性行為或性伴侶
a very informal and offensive word for an act of having sex, or a person you have sex with — avoid using in polite conversation
The gossip magazine claimed the actor was having a bang with his co-star during filming.
八卦雜誌聲稱那位男演員在拍片期間與他的合作女星有染。
having a bang
In the crude locker-room talk, one player described his new partner as a great bang.
在更衣室裡的粗俗對話中，一名球員稱他的新伴侶很會幹。
文法句型
a bang
have a bang
用法筆記
This is taboo language. Learners should understand the meaning if they hear it in movies or music, but should not use it themselves in any normal social situation.
4. the punctuation mark (!) used at the end of a sentence to show strong feeling, e
驚嘆號
標點符號！表示強烈情感
the punctuation mark (!) used at the end of a sentence to show strong feeling, excitement, or emphasis — also simply called a 'bang' in informal technical slang
In Ruby programming, a bang at the end of a function name signals that the function changes the data itself.
在 Ruby 程式語言中，函式名稱結尾的驚嘆號代表該函式會直接修改原始資料。
bang at the end of a function name
The writer used a bang after every sentence to show how excited the character was.
那位作家在每個句子後面都加上驚嘆號，以表現角色有多興奮。
In American typing slang, a bang is the symbol above the number one on the keyboard.
在美國的打字俚語中，bang 是指鍵盤上數字 1 上方的那個符號。
Charlotte added a bang at the end of her tweet to make it sound more enthusiastic.
Charlotte 在她的推文結尾加了一個驚嘆號，讓語氣聽起來更熱情。
- exclamation point
the standard term in American English
- exclamation mark
the standard term in British English
文法句型
a bang
use a bang
add a bang
用法筆記
Computer programmers and typographers sometimes call this symbol a 'bang.' In everyday American English, the standard term is 'exclamation point' or 'exclamation mark.'
5. the front section of a person's hair that is cut straight across and hangs down
瀏海
額前剪齊的短髮
the front section of a person's hair that is cut straight across and hangs down over the forehead
Kavya decided to cut bangs to hide the small scar above her left eyebrow.
Kavya 決定剪瀏海，以遮住左眉上方的小疤痕。
cut bangs
Amelia's new bangs made her look much younger, according to her friends at work.
據同事說，Amelia 的新瀏海讓她看起來年輕許多。
The stylist suggested that Charlotte try long bangs to frame her oval face better.
造型師建議 Charlotte 試試長瀏海，可以更好地修飾她的鵝蛋臉。
Sakura swept her bangs to one side so she could see the whiteboard clearly in class.
Sakura 把瀏海撥到一邊，才能在課堂上清楚地看到白板。
Yusuf's little sister kept pushing her bangs out of her eyes while she read her book.
Yusuf 的小妹妹看書時一直把瀏海從眼前撥開。
- fringe
British English term for the same hairstyle
文法句型
bangs
have bangs
cut bangs
wear bangs
用法筆記
Always plural in American English. In British English, this is called a 'fringe' and is singular. The verb form 'banging' for cutting hair (verb sense 5) is related — 'bangs' are the result of the cutting action.