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M; ifc : His name was being bandied about as a
future prime minister.
bane /bein/ noun [sing.] the ~ of sb/sth
something that causes trouble and makes people unhappy ffc g It (
I&7'l& ) W7#/: The neighbours’ kids are the bane of my life.
bane ful /‘beinfl/ adj. (literary) evil or causing evil f|5SI
W;
bang /baerj/ verb, noun, adv., exclamation m verb 1 ~ (on) sth to
hit sth in a way that makes a loud noise M. M; ® : [VN] The baby was banging
the table
with his spoon. 7 k ilS It M fT lr # 7« 0 [V] She banged on the door
angrily. ttljfc^Jl&WWfTrio o note at hit 2 to close sth or to be closed with a loud noise ( fE--- ) WWAlt tYITl slam: [VN] Don’t bang the door
when you go out! ft! O [V] A window was
banging somewhere (= opening and closing noisily), ft7ifeAWHo [V-ADJ] The door banged shut
behind her. jffe.it} AfeffBnW
tfe— 7 A± 7 <= 3 [VN +adv./prep.] to put sth somewhere
suddenly and violently Wife—#5 EKEIslam: He
banged the money down on the
counter. ffefE^ftf&^±
a part of the body,
against sth by accident 5$ Si; fii PH71 bump : She
tripped and banged her knee on the
desk. 5 [VN] {taboo, slang)
(of a man J§f4) to have sex with a woman fel ( A'I4 ) '14^ rT^T?7i see drum n., head n. BHIBi .bang a1 bout/ a'round to move around noisily AA:
We could hear the kids banging around upstairs. #1 ft .bang 'into sth to
crash into or hit sth by
mistake ( 777' )
I banged into a chair and hurt my leg. ficfiPJft
7±,, .bang 'on about sth (BrE, informal) to
talk a lot about sth in a boring way n§ 50; M. 9U ECC1 go on : He keeps banging on about his new job. jfe&^'&Tife^ 50ffeJI77§T7fA .bang sb~up {BrE, informal) to put sb in prison fE^AiM .bang sth~'up
"(NAmE, informal) to
damage or injure sth §£J7; WiM m noun 1 a sudden loud noise ^
swung shut with a bang. HWife—feA-t70
0 Suddenly there was a loud bang and a puff of smoke. AM—
H|r] , H iB o — see also big bang 2 a sudden
painful blow on a part of the
body ( vW )
ft, MiM, SEA: a bang on the head AlfefiA 3
bangs [pi.] (NAmE) = fringe(I) 4 = bhang 5 (informal, computing if) the symbol (!) iT51771 .bang for
your
'buck {NAmE, informal) if you get more,
better, etc. bang for your buck, you get better value for the money you spend
or the effort you put in to sth 7s
with a 'bang (informal) 1 very successfully : The party went with a bang.
7
ft HI ft o 2 in a way that everyone notices; with a powerful effect 31A &.
i ; The team
won
their last four games,
ending the season with a bang.
—
more at earth
n., slap adv.
■
adv. {informal,
especially BrE) exactly; completely
IEW; A:feife: Our computers are bang up to date.
7c fH Wife o My estimate was bang on target.
f£W 0 You’re bang on time, as usual.
#—j#, 7 & jfi o — see also slap bang at slap
adv.
bang goes sth {BrE, informal) used when you say that
sth you hoped to have or achieve is no longer possible ( # tjg ^ ) W A : Bang went my hopes of
promotion. 3$WWW#i?$A70 go 'bang {informal) to burst or explode with a loud noise; to
make a sudden loud noise -j§; M'ft', “M. fe El R|r] : A balloon suddenly went bang. — R M Wife — r‘B 7
. —more at
right n.
m exclamation used to show the
sound of sth loud, like a gun ( )
W: ‘Bang, bang, you’re dead!’
shouted the little boy. ' “
W ! W ! # JE 7 ! ” 7 B ®
i&ilo
.banged 'up adj. {NAmE, informal) injured or damaged 3175
W; W W : Two
days after the accident she still
looked pretty banged up. ipAJtMAWAJa
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