喜樂美語

核心畫面

One way to hold it: the thing that takes the bump. A bar across the front and back of a car, standing out a little, ready to meet whatever the car runs into so the car itself doesn't get hurt.

「替你挨那一下撞的那根桿子」。bump 是碰、撞，-er 是「做這件事／承受這件事的東西」，所以 bumper 就是…更多收起「替你挨那一下撞的那根桿子」。bump 是碰、撞，-er 是「做這件事／承受這件事的東西」，所以 bumper 就是車頭車尾那條微微凸出來的橫桿：它站在最前面，車真的碰到什麼的時候，先被撞的是它，車身和裡面的人才不會直接受傷。要注意的是，這個拼法底下其實還住著另一個意思——形容詞的「特別大、特別多」——那條線走的是「滿到溢出來的杯子」，跟撞不撞沒有關係，所以放在下面另一個家族講。

Two branches

車頭車尾的保險桿

這一家完全貼著核心畫面：先是那根實體的桿子，再從桿子的位置延伸出描述車陣擠在一起的說法。

car's front/back bar · noun · B1

a bar fixed across the front and the back of a car, which protects the car if it hits something.

保險桿

多到滿出來（形容詞）

這一家跟保險桿沒有關係，是同一個拼法底下的另一條線；它的畫面不是「挨撞」，而是「杯子滿到快溢出來」。

unusually large · adjective · B2

unusually large in amount, number, or size, especially in a way that people are pleased about.

特大的；特多的

原始詞典資料19 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

bumpernoun/ˈbʌmpə/

  • 1

    Someone or something that bumps.

  • 2

    obsoleteA drinking vessel filled to the brim.

    • [T]hey now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion.
    • Pork ſucceeds to Beef, Pies to Puddings: The Cloth is remov'd, Madam, drench'd vvith a Bumper, drops a Courtſey, and departs; […]
  • 3

    Anything large or successful.

  • 4

    automotivetransportvehiclesParts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.

  • 5

    Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.

    • The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.
  • 6

    ball-gamescricketgamesA bouncer.

  • 7

    ball-gamesbilliardsgamesA side wall of a pool table.

  • 8

    A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.

另外 9 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    broadcastingmediaA short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.

  • 10

    datedslangA covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.

  • 11

    slangA woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.

  • 12

    entertainmentlifestylemusicAn extra musician (not notated in the score) who assists the principal French horn by playing less-exposed passages, so that the principal can save their 'lip' for difficult solos. Also applied to other sections of the orchestra.

  • 13

    An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.

  • 14

    slangA cigarette butt.

  • 15

    hobbieshorse-racinghorseracingIn National Hunt racing, a flat race for horses that have not yet competed either in flat racing or over obstacles.

  • 16

    video-gamesA shoulder button on a gamepad.

  • 17

    bowlinghobbieslifestyleSynonym of gutter guard (“rail to prevent a ball from rolling into the gutter”).

bumperadj/ˈbʌmpə/

  • 1

    Wonderfully large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo, or successful in this regard.

    • a bumper collection of silly jokes
    • What a bumper year for apples!

bumperverb/ˈbʌmpə/

  • 1

    obsoleteTo drink from the vessels called bumpers.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。