bumper
/ˈbʌmpə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌmpɚ] /ˈbʌmpər/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʌmpɚ] /ˈbəm-pər How to pronounce bumper (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbʌm.pər/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌmpɚ] /ˈbʌm.pɚ/ (ame, ipa)
bumper — 名詞
1. a strong metal or plastic bar fixed across each end of a car or truck so that, w
保險桿
汽車前後用來緩衝撞擊的橫桿
a strong metal or plastic bar fixed across each end of a car or truck so that, when the vehicle bumps into something, less damage is done to the body behind it
Liam reversed too quickly and dented the back bumper against a stone pillar.
Liam 倒車太快，把後保險桿撞凹在一根石柱上。
front/back bumper as common modifier
The taxi driver tied a strip of rope around the broken front bumper.
計程車司機在壞掉的前保險桿上綁了一條繩子。
Antonia found a deep scratch along the silver bumper of her father's old van.
Antonia 在爸爸那台舊廂型車的銀色保險桿上發現了一道深深的刮痕。
Children at the fair laughed while their bumper cars knocked into each other.
園遊會上，小朋友開著碰碰車彼此撞來撞去，玩得很開心。
A small dog ran out, and Christopher braked hard before the bumper could hit it.
一隻小狗突然衝出來，Christopher 急踩煞車，車頭保險桿才沒撞到牠。
- fender
American English; usually refers to the metal panel above each wheel, but in older American usage can mean the bumper itself
文法句型
front/rear bumper
用法筆記
Often appears with the modifier 'front' or 'back/rear' to specify which end of the vehicle. The phrase 'bumper to bumper' (cars packed very close in traffic) is a fixed expression worth knowing.
常見錯誤
2. in the game of cricket, a delivery in which the bowler throws the ball so it hit
彈跳球
板球中急速彈起射向打者上半身的投球
in the game of cricket, a delivery in which the bowler throws the ball so it hits the pitch hard and rises sharply toward the batter's chest or head
The fast bowler sent down a fierce bumper that flew past Hamza's helmet.
快速投手投出一記凶猛的彈跳球，從 Hamza 的頭盔旁飛過。
typical verb: bowl/send down a bumper
Olivia ducked just in time as the next bumper skimmed her shoulder.
Olivia 及時低頭，下一顆彈跳球擦著她的肩膀飛過。
The crowd gasped when a sharp bumper struck the young batter on the gloves.
當一記凌厲的彈跳球打中那位年輕打者的手套時，全場觀眾倒抽一口氣。
Cricket umpires may warn a bowler who keeps aiming bumpers at the batter's head.
板球裁判可能會警告一直瞄準打者頭部投彈跳球的投手。
- bouncer
more common everyday cricket term for the same delivery; 'bumper' sounds slightly older and more formal in match reports
- yorker
a ball pitched right at the batter's feet — the opposite line of attack
文法句型
bowl a bumper
用法筆記
Cricket-specific noun; outside this sport readers will not recognise it. Distinguish from sense 1 by the surrounding context — sports report vs. car repair report.
常見錯誤
bumper — 形容詞
- bumperpositive
- bumperercomparative
- bumperestsuperlative
1. much greater in size, quantity, or amount than would normally be expected, often
豐收的
比平常多出許多、令人欣喜的份量
much greater in size, quantity, or amount than would normally be expected, often in a way that makes people pleased
Rice farmers near the river enjoyed a bumper crop after months of perfect weather.
幾個月的好天氣後，河邊的稻農迎來了豐收的一年。
core collocation: bumper crop
The bookstore reported a bumper year for sales of children's novels.
那家書店表示，童書銷售迎來了業績超棒的一年。
common pattern: a bumper year/season for X
Élise sold a bumper batch of homemade cookies at the school fair.
Élise 在學校園遊會上賣出了超大一批自製餅乾。
The cinema had a bumper weekend thanks to two new family films opening together.
兩部新的家庭電影同時上映，讓電影院迎來了票房爆棚的週末。
Tanvi opened a bumper packet of crisps and shared them with the whole class.
Tanvi 打開一大包洋芋片，分給全班同學吃。
文法句型
bumper + countable noun
用法筆記
Only used before a noun — you cannot say 'the harvest was bumper'. Typical objects are seasonal or countable: crop, harvest, year, season, packet, batch, edition, issue.