clomp
/klɒmp/ (bre, ipa) · /klɑːmp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈklämp ˈklȯmp, ˈkləmp/ (ame, mw)
clomp — 動詞
- clomppresent simple I / you / we / they
- clomps3rd person singular
- clomping-ing form
- clompedpast simple
1. to walk in a slow, noisy way, with each step landing hard on the ground.
重步走
腳步沉重又大聲地走
to walk in a slow, noisy way, with each step landing hard on the ground.
Otis clomped into the hallway with wet boots and a dripping umbrella.
Otis 穿著濕靴子重步走進門廳，雨傘還在滴水。
clomp into + place — noisy heavy arrival
After soccer practice, Hana clomped up the stairs and woke the baby.
踢完足球後，Hana 重步走上樓梯，把寶寶吵醒了。
The children clomped across the wooden stage in oversized rain boots.
孩子們穿著大雨靴重步走過木製舞台。
Vikram clomped around the kitchen, searching every drawer for a flashlight.
Vikram 在廚房裡重步走來走去，翻每個抽屜找手電筒。
文法句型
clomp + across/into/up/around + place
用法筆記
Usually suggests boots, hard floors, or another surface that makes the steps easy to hear. It often implies that the walker is careless, tired, or not trying to be quiet.
常見錯誤
clomp — 名詞
- clompsingular
- clompsplural
1. a deep, flat noise made when someone's foot hits the floor or ground hard.
重踏聲
腳步重重落地時的悶響
a deep, flat noise made when someone's foot hits the floor or ground hard.
A loud clomp came from the porch when Asher dropped his snow boots there.
Asher 把雪靴丟在門廊時，發出一聲很大的重踏聲。
a clomp came from + place — naming the sound itself
From upstairs, Shirin heard the clomp of her father's work boots.
Shirin 在樓上聽見父親工作靴的重踏聲。
the clomp of + boots — common pattern for the sound source
The stage manager winced at each clomp from the dancers' heavy shoes.
舞台監督一聽到舞者厚鞋發出的每一下重踏聲就皺眉。
One sharp clomp in the hall told Isabela that the delivery had arrived.
走廊裡一聲清楚的重踏聲，讓 Isabela 知道外送到了。
- silence
the absence of any audible footfall or impact sound
文法句型
the clomp of + boots/feet
hear a clomp + in/from + place
用法筆記
Often appears in patterns such as 'the clomp of boots' or 'a clomp in the hall'. It refers to the sound itself, not to the person making it.