slam

🇬🇧 UK/slæm/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To shut or hit something with great force, making a loud noise; to criticize harshly.

砰地关上;猛地撞击;猛烈抨击

n.

A sudden forceful impact or blow; the loud noise it produces.

猛击;砰然声

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
slamother
=slam

Common Collocations

  • 1.slam the door摔门
  • 2.slam on the brakes猛踩刹车
  • 3.slam dunk扣篮;大获全胜
  • 4.slam into猛烈撞上

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She slammed the door so hard that the windows rattled.

  • 2.

    Critics slammed the new policy as short-sighted and poorly planned.

  • 3.

    He slammed his fist on the table to emphasize his point.

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