thumping
thumping — 形容詞
- thumpingpositive
- more thumpingcomparative
- most thumpingsuperlative
1. so large, strong, or important that it immediately gets people's attention
驚人的
大到醒目，或重要到難忽視
so large, strong, or important that it immediately gets people's attention
The party won a thumping majority in the city council election.
該政黨在市議會選舉中贏得了驚人的多數席次。
thumping majority (much larger than expected)
After one teacher praised it online, the book became a thumping success.
一位老師在網路上稱讚之後，這本書成了驚人的成功案例。
thumping success (very strong result)
A thumping fine would shut the small family shop for weeks.
那樣一筆高額罰款會讓那家小型家庭商店關門好幾週。
By midnight, the charity concert had raised a thumping sum for repairs.
到了半夜，那場慈善音樂會已為修繕募到一大筆錢。
- huge
broader and more neutral; not as informal or emphatic
- massive
stronger in size; less often used for results or victories
- resounding
mainly used for wins or defeats, not physical size
文法句型
thumping + noun
用法筆記
Most often placed before nouns such as majority, success, win, fine, or sum. It adds strong emphasis and often suggests the size or importance was striking, not just slightly above normal.
2. describing a headache that hurts in repeated heavy beats
抽痛的
頭痛一陣陣強烈跳痛
describing a headache that hurts in repeated heavy beats
Gita woke with a thumping headache after the noisy overnight flight.
Gita 搭了一整夜吵鬧的班機後，醒來時頭痛得一陣一陣抽痛。
thumping headache (pain felt in beats)
After the exam, Owen sat in the dark kitchen with a thumping headache.
考完試後，Owen 坐在昏暗的廚房裡，頭痛一陣陣抽痛。
By lunch, the heat had turned Mira's mild headache into a thumping one.
到了中午，熱氣已把 Mira 原本輕微的頭痛變成一陣陣抽痛。
The medicine eased her thumping headache enough for the bus ride home.
那藥讓她一陣陣抽痛的頭痛減輕了一些，足夠她搭車回家。
文法句型
thumping + headache
用法筆記
Almost always used with headache and points to pain that seems to beat or pound. It is more specific than a general bad headache because it highlights the repeated pulsing feeling.
thumping — 副詞
1. to a very great degree, especially before words like great, big, or good
非常
放在形容詞前，加強程度
to a very great degree, especially before words like great, big, or good
They bought a thumping great sofa that blocked the hallway.
他們買了一張非常大的沙發，把走廊都堵住了。
intensifier before great
Bao came home with a thumping big bruise on his shin.
Bao 回到家時，小腿上帶著一大片非常大的瘀青。
intensifier before big
The village put on a thumping good dinner for the visiting team.
村裡替來訪的球隊準備了一頓非常棒的晚餐。
Defne gave me a thumping great stack of forms to sign.
Defne 給了我一大疊非常厚的表格要我簽。
文法句型
thumping + adjective
用法筆記
Mainly an informal British intensifier placed before adjectives, especially great, big, and good. It often sounds lively or amused rather than neutral or formal.