bang
I.bang1 S3 /bæŋ/ BrE AmE noun
1. [countable] a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface:
There was a loud bang outside the kitchen door.
2. [countable] a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you SYN bump:
a bang on the head
3. bangs [plural] American English hair cut straight across your forehead SYN fringe British English
4. with a bang in a very successful way:
Stock markets started the year with a bang.
5. (get) a bigger/better etc bang for your buck informal something that gives you a good effect or a lot of value for the effort or money you spend on it:
Are taxpayers getting enough bang for their buck?
6. get a bang out of something American English spoken to enjoy something very much
⇨ ↑big bang theory
II.bang2 S3 BrE AmE verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
1. [intransitive and transitive] to hit something hard, making a loud noise
bang on
Stop banging on the door!
bang your fist/hand on something
She banged her fist on the table.
The baby kept banging the table with his spoon.
2. [transitive] to put something down or against something with a lot of force, making a loud noise
bang something down
She banged the phone down.
bang something on/against something
He banged a teapot on the table.
3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to close something violently, making a loud noise, or to be closed in this way SYN slam:
I ran out, banging the door behind me.
The window banged shut.
4. [transitive] to hit a part of your body, or something you are carrying, against something by accident SYN bump
bang something on something
I fell and banged my head on the pavement.
5. [intransitive] to make a loud noise or loud noises:
The gate keeps banging in the wind.
6. [transitive] not polite to have sex with someone
⇨ bang the drum for somebody/something at ↑drum1(4), ⇨ bang sb’s heads together at ↑head1(32), ⇨ be (like) banging your head against a brick wall at ↑head1(31)
bang about/around phrasal verb
to move around a place, making a lot of noise:
We could hear them banging about upstairs.
bang on phrasal verb British English
informal to talk continuously about something in a boring way SYN go on
bang on about
I wish he wouldn’t keep banging on about politics.
bang something ↔ out phrasal verb informal
1. to play a tune or song loudly and badly on a piano
2. to write something in a hurry, especially using a ↑keyboard
bang somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
1. British English to put someone in prison
2. American English to seriously damage something:
a banged-up old Buick
III.bang3 BrE AmE adverb
1. informal directly or exactly:
The train arrived bang on time.
The technology is bang up to date.
2. bang on British English spoken exactly correct:
‘Is that right?’ ‘Bang on!’
3. bang goes something British English spoken used to show that you are unhappy because something you had hoped for will not happen:
Bang goes my brilliant plan.
4. spoken in a sudden violent way:
I skidded and went bang into the wall.
5. go bang informal to explode or burst with a loud noise
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THESAURUS
▪ exactly used when emphasizing that something is no more and no less than a number or amount, or is completely correct in every detail: The bill came to exactly $1,000. | Police are still trying to find out exactly how the accident happened.
▪ precisely exactly – used when it is important to be sure that something is completely correct in every detail: We need to know precisely how much this is going to cost. | Can you tell us precisely where he is? | What precisely do you mean by ‘relativity’?
▪ just especially spoken exactly – used especially when saying that things are exactly right, exactly the same, or exactly in a particular position: The frame is just the right size for the picture. | He and his brother are just the same. | The hotel is just next to the station. | A new handbag! That’s just what I wanted.
▪ right exactly in a particular position or direction: The ball hit me right in the eye! | There’s the house, right in front of you. | I got a mosquito bite right on the end of my nose. | He sat down right beside her.
▪ directly exactly in a particular position or direction Directly is more formal than right: Amy was sitting directly opposite me.
▪ on the dot informal at exactly a particular time, and no earlier or later than that time: She always leaves the office at 5.30 p.m. on the dot.
▪ bang British English informal exactly – used especially in the following very informal expressions: The train was bang on time. | The shot was bang on target. | Cockatoo Island is right bang in the middle of Sydney harbour.
IV.bang4 BrE AmE interjection
used to make a sound like a gun or bomb:
Bang bang, you’re dead!
〆 1 dt. Một nước nhỏ trong một liên bang: Bang Kê-ra-la trong nước cộng hoà ấn-độ. 〆 2 dt. Bang tá, bang biện nói tắt: Ngày trước, một tờ báo trào phúng gọi bang tá là bang bạnh. 〆 3 dt. Tập đoàn người Trung-quốc cùng quê ở một tỉnh, sang trú ngụ ở nước ta trong thời thuộc Pháp: Bang Phúc-kiến.
| ◎ | [bang] | | | ■ | xem tiểu bang | | | ☆ | Bang Oklahoma | | | The State of Oklahoma | | | ☆ | Hoa Kỳ có bao nhiêu bang? | | | How many States are there in the United States of America? | | | ■ | Chinese nationals' community, Chinese colony | | | ☆ | Bang Phúc Kiến | | | The community of Chinese nationals from Fukien; the Fukien Chinese colony |
banghu| ◎ | [bæη] | | ※ | danh từ | | | ■ | tóc cắt ngang trán | | ※ | ngoại động từ | | | ■ | cắt (tóc) ngang trán | | ※ | danh từ | | | ■ | tiếng sập mạnh; tiếng nổ lớn | | | ☆ | to shut the door with a bang | | | sập cửa đánh rầm một cái | | ※ | ngoại động từ | | | ■ | đánh mạnh, đập mạnh | | | ☆ | to bang one's fist on the table | | | đập bàn thình thình | | | ■ | nện đau, đánh, đấm | | | ■ | (từ lóng) trôi hơn, vượt hơn | | ※ | nội động từ | | | ■ | sập mạnh; nổ vang | | | ☆ | the gun banged | | | tiếng súng nổ vang | | | 〆 | to bang off | | | ✓ | bắn hết (đạn) | | ※ | phó từ | | | ■ | thình lình; thẳng ngay vào; đánh rầm một cái; vang lên | | | ☆ | to go bang at somebody | | | thình lình lao vào ai | | | ☆ | the ball hit him bang in the eye | | | quả bóng tin trúng ngay vào mắt nó | | | ☆ | to go bang | | | nổ (súng) | | ※ | thán từ | | | ■ | păng, păng!, bùm, bùm! |
| | ◎ | [bang] | | 〆 | saying & slang | | | ■ | have sex with, lay | | | ☆ | "Did you bang her, Ted?" "If I did, I wouldn't tell you." |
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