wham
[wˈæm] /ˈ(h)wam How to pronounce wham (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /wæm/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈæm] /wæm/ (ame, ipa)
wham — 副詞
1. in a way that happens very suddenly and with great force, usually making a loud
猛然地
突然用力地
in a way that happens very suddenly and with great force, usually making a loud noise.
Ayesha dropped the heavy suitcase wham onto the wooden hotel floor.
Ayesha 把沉重的行李箱猛然摔在旅館的木地板上。
wham follows verb directly: verb + wham + preposition
Hassan kicked the old wooden door wham, and it flew open at once.
Hassan 猛然踢向那扇舊木門，門應聲彈開。
Feng's fist landed wham against the punching bag during training.
Feng 的拳頭猛然擊中訓練用的沙包。
Heloísa threw the heavy book wham onto the desk and stormed out.
Heloísa 把厚重的書猛然丟在桌上，怒氣沖沖地走了出去。
- with a bang
more literal sound focus; wham emphasizes sudden force as much as noise
- forcefully
neutral in register; wham carries a dramatic, onomatopoeic quality
用法筆記
This adverb always immediately follows the verb it modifies; it never appears before the verb.
wham — 感嘆詞
1. the written form of the loud noise that happens when one solid thing hits anothe
砰！
形容重擊的聲響
the written form of the loud noise that happens when one solid thing hits another with great force.
Wham! Iker hit the baseball and it flew over the fence easily.
砰！Iker 用力擊中棒球，球輕鬆飛過了圍欄。
wham at start of sentence, followed by action clause
Mert closed the heavy book — wham! — and dust flew from the old pages.
Mert 闔上那本厚重的書——砰！——灰塵從泛黃的書頁中飛散開來。
wham inserted between dashes in narrative
Wham! The garage door fell shut right behind the reversing car.
砰！車庫門在倒車的汽車後方猛然落下關上。
Nora swung the bat and — wham! — the ball flew straight through the window.
Nora 揮動球棒——砰！——球直接飛穿了玻璃窗。
用法筆記
Common in comic books and spoken storytelling where the speaker wants to make the action vivid and dramatic.
2. used to describe something that takes you by surprise because it happens so fast
突然間
表示出乎意料發生
used to describe something that takes you by surprise because it happens so fast and without any warning.
Apinya walked down the quiet street, and wham — a motorbike appeared in front of her.
Apinya 沿著安靜的街道走著，突然間——一輛摩托車出現在她面前。
narrative pattern: [normal setup], and wham — [sudden event]
The business was doing well, and wham — the owner announced it was closing next week.
這門生意原本做得不錯，然後突然間——老闆宣布下週關門歇業。
Eitan saved money for years, and wham — a flood destroyed his shop overnight.
Eitan 存了好幾年的錢，突然間——一場洪水在一夜之間摧毀了他的店鋪。
Jessica turned the corner in the hallway, and wham — there stood Henry holding a cake.
Jessica 轉過走廊的角落，突然間——Henry 就站在那裡，手上捧著一個蛋糕。
- out of nowhere
adverbial phrase rather than exclamation
- suddenly
neutral in register; wham is more dramatic and informal
用法筆記
Typically appears mid-narrative to mark the turning point. The clause before wham describes normal circumstances; wham introduces the disruption.
wham — 名詞
1. a hard hit or forceful blow, especially one that is delivered with great physica
重擊
強力的一擊
a hard hit or forceful blow, especially one that is delivered with great physical effort.
The police officer gave the stuck door a sharp wham with his shoulder.
那位警察用肩膀對卡住的門用力一擊。
give + [object] + a wham
Ayesha's brother took a painful wham on the arm from a falling shelf.
Ayesha 的哥哥被掉落的架子重擊到手臂，相當疼痛。
The children heard a loud wham as the bully kicked the metal locker.
孩子們聽到惡霸用力踢金屬置物櫃傳來的巨大撞擊聲。
A carpenter delivered one final wham to drive the nail deep into the wood.
木匠最後用力一擊，把釘子深深敲進了木頭裡。
用法筆記
Often paired with give or take: give [something] a wham means to hit it once with force; take a wham means to receive a blow.
2. a sudden loud noise caused by something heavy hitting a hard surface with force.
撞擊聲
猛撞發出的巨響
a sudden loud noise caused by something heavy hitting a hard surface with force.
The neighbours were woken by a loud wham coming from the flat upstairs.
鄰居們被樓上公寓傳來的一聲巨響驚醒。
a loud wham + coming from [location]
Mert's sister jumped at the wham of the front door slamming shut.
Mert 的妹妹被大門砰然關上的撞擊聲嚇了一跳。
The hikers heard a deep wham echo through the canyon as a rock fell.
登山客們聽到一聲沉重的撞擊聲在峽谷中迴盪，原來是石頭掉落了。
The mechanics covered their ears at the wham of metal hitting the concrete floor.
技師們聽到金屬撞擊水泥地板的碰撞聲，紛紛摀住了耳朵。
用法筆記
Focuses on the sound rather than the action. Frequently appears with of to specify the source: the wham of [something hitting something].
wham — 動詞
- whampresent simple I / you / we / they
- whams3rd person singular
- whamming-ing form
- whammedpast simple
1. to hit, strike, or throw something with great force, producing a loud noise.
猛擊
用力擊打發出巨響
to hit, strike, or throw something with great force, producing a loud noise.
Jessica's coach whammed the ball over the tennis net during practice.
Jessica 的教練在練習時把網球猛擊過網。
transitive: wham + object + direction phrase
Hassan's teammate whammed the hockey puck into the goal from across the rink.
Hassan 的隊友把冰球從球場另一端猛擊入球門。
The thief whammed the security guard on the head and ran out the back door.
小偷用力猛擊警衛的頭部，然後從後門逃跑了。
A toddler whammed the toy truck against the wall, and the wheels flew off.
一個學步兒把玩具卡車猛力往牆上一撞，輪子就飛走了。
文法句型
wham + object + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
Always takes a direct object — the thing hit or thrown. The target or direction follows with a preposition (into, on, against, over).
2. to crash or collide with something, making a sudden loud sound.
猛撞
猛烈碰撞發出巨響
to crash or collide with something, making a sudden loud sound.
The delivery truck whammed into the gate, bending the metal bars badly.
送貨卡車猛撞上大門，把金屬欄杆撞得彎曲變形。
intransitive: subject + wham + into + object
The powerful waves whammed against the side of the fishing boat all night.
巨大的海浪整夜猛烈拍打著漁船的側面。
An old motorcycle whammed into the back of a parked car on the street.
一輛舊摩托車猛撞上停在路邊的汽車車尾。
The heavy scaffolding whammed against the building wall during the strong wind.
強風吹襲時，重型鷹架猛烈撞擊著建築物的牆壁。
文法句型
wham + into/against + object
用法筆記
No direct object. The subject is the moving thing that collides. Always followed by into or against to specify what is hit.