/θʌmp ||; θʌmp/verb1 [T] to hit sb/sth hard with sth, usually your closed hand (fist) 重击（通常用拳头）: He started coughing and Jo thumped him on the back. 他咳起嗽来，乔用力拍拍他的背。
2 [I,T] to make a loud sound by hitting sth or by beating hard 发出重击声；砰砰作响:
His heart was thumping with excitement. 他激动得心里砰砰直跳。
thump noun [C]