1door etc 门等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SHUT/CLOSELOUD/NOISY if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loudnoise (把…)砰地关上SYN bang
2put STH somewhere 放东西在某处 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PUT to put something on or against a surface with a fastviolentmovement 摔,猛地放下
slam something down/against/onto
Henry slammed the phone down angrily.
亨利气呼呼地摔下电话。
3hit with force 用力击打 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to hit or attack someone or something with a lot of force 猛打,猛击,猛撞
slam into/against etc
All 155 passengers died instantly when the plane slammed into the mountain.
飞机一头撞到山上,155 名乘客顷刻间全部丧生。
4criticize 批评 [transitiveT]CRITICIZE to criticize someone or something strongly – used especially in newspapers 猛烈抨击〔尤用于报纸上〕SYN slate
Local media slammed plans to build a prison in the area.
当地媒体猛烈抨击要在该地区建一座监狱的计划。
slam somebody for something
The council was slammed for its unfair selection procedure.
委员会因其不公正的选拔程序而受到猛烈抨击。
5.slam on the brakesTTCto make a car stop very suddenly by pressing the brakes very hard 猛踩刹车
Examples from the Corpus
slam on the brakes• If they don't agree on promotion, the stadium's financialbackers may slam on the brakes.• My friendgrabbed my arm and yelled and I slammed on the brakes.• Death Horror-struck, all he could do was slam on the brakes and pray.• All she could do was to slam on the brakes and shut her eyes.• I slammed on the brakes, skidding to a stop.• The driverslammed on the brakes; the Jeepscreeched to a halt.
6slam the door in somebody’s face
a)SHUT/CLOSEto close a doorhard when someone is trying to come in 砰的一声把某人关在门外,让某人吃闭门羹
b)REFUSEto rudely refuse to meet someone or talk to them 〔粗鲁地〕拒绝见某人,拒绝与某人谈话
slam into/against etc• Do you want me to slam into 300-pound guys the whole game?• Drunk one day, driving her on his Harley, he slammed into a house that had once belonged to JackLondon.• Another time Joe heard his adoptedteenagebrother Ron being slammed against a wall.• Chapter Fourteen Kate slammed into her house, banging the front door behind her.• A door slams against her in my heart.• He jumped off slam into the arms of a Municipal.• She saw the flamingjetslam into the block where her friends lived 100 yards away.
slam2 noun [countableC usually singular]
SOUNDthe noise or action of a door, window etc slamming 砰的一声;猛关[摔,击,撞等]
Examples from the Corpus
slam• And that was when Petey and Ted had to run into the house laughing and letting the screen door slam behind them.• She jumped at the slam and swiveled her head toward the whispers coming from behind the white stairs.