单词 | bumpy |
释义 | bumpy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbumpybump‧y /ˈbʌmpi/ ●●○ adjective (comparative bumpier, superlative bumpiest)1 FLATa bumpy surface is flat but has a lot of raised parts, so it is difficult to walk or drive on it SYN uneven OPP smooth a bumpy road The ground is bumpy in places.► see thesaurus at rough2 COMFORTABLEa bumpy journey by car or plane is uncomfortable, with movements up and down because of bad road or weather conditions OPP smooth The plane made a bumpy landing.3 → a bumpy ride/timeExamples from the Corpusbumpy• Fasten your seatbelt, this ride may be bumpy.• He says it's not the toughest course but it's very hard and bumpy.• Every now and then a car rumbled over the bumpy dirt road, leaving behind a whirl of white dust.• bumpy dirt roads• Other technology issues sizzled for the year despite a bumpy finish.• Yet despite a bumpy first year, most students were engaged in productive work.• Not many people chose to take a ride on such a bumpy, gloomy road after dark in the month of January.• After a bumpy landing, all the passengers cheered and thanked the pilot.• It's going to be a bumpy read.• To get to Agra we had to endure a long bumpy ride in an old bus.• Since the programme was announced in 1998, like previous eradication campaigns, it has had a bumpy ride.• Neal drove the last mile down the bumpy road towards the highway.• The field was too bumpy to play football on. |
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