Слово англійською: slam
Дієслово
Переклад slam українською: ки́нути що (на зе́млю і т. д.), ба́хнути, грю́кнути двери́ма, ляскати, падати зі стуком
Детальний опис
- [intransitive, transitive] to shut, or to make something shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise synonym bang
- I heard the door slam behind him.
- + adj. A window slammed shut in the wind.
- slam something He stormed out of the house, slamming the door as he left.
- slam something + adj. She slammed the lid shut.
- + adv./prep. She slammed out of the room (= went out and slammed the door behind her).
- [transitive] slam something + adv./prep. to put, push or throw something into a particular place or position with a lot of force
- She slammed down the phone angrily.
- He slammed on the brakes (= stopped the car very suddenly).
- [intransitive, transitive] to crash into something with a lot of force; to make somebody/something crash into something with a lot of force
- + adv./prep. The car skidded and slammed into a tree.
- (figurative) Kath's heart slammed against her ribs.
- slam somebody/something + adv./prep. The force of the explosion slammed me against the wall.
Synonyms crashcrashslam ▪ collide ▪ smash ▪ wreckThese are all words that can be used when something, especially a vehicle, hits something else very hard and is damaged or destroyed.crash to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this:- I was terrified that the plane would crash.
slam (something) into/against somebody/something to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this:- The car skidded and slammed into a tree.
collide (rather formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into somebody/something else:- The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
smash (rather informal) to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this; to crash a car:- Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window.
crash, slam or smash?Crash is used especially to talk about vehicles and can be used without a preposition: We’re going to crash, aren’t we? In this meaning slam and smash always take a preposition: We’re going to slam/smash, aren’t we? They are used for a much wider range of things than just vehicles. wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairingPatterns- two vehicles crash/collide
- two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
- to crash/smash/wreck a car
- [transitive] slam somebody/something (used especially in newspapers) to criticize somebody/something very strongly
- The government has been slammed for failing to take firm action against drinking and driving.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse slam(b)ra.
Idioms shut/slam the door in somebody’s face
- to shut a door hard when somebody is trying to come in
- to refuse to talk to somebody or meet them, in a rude way