thumping

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thump·ing /ˈθʌmpɪŋ/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 British EnglishBrE informal (also thumping great)LOT/VERY MUCH very big or great 非常大的，极大的

Mulroney swept to power with a thumping majority.

马尔罗尼以压倒性的多数票轻松掌权。

He told us some thumping great lies!

他对我们撒了弥天大谎！

2. thumping music has a strong loud beat 〔音乐〕节奏有力声音响亮的

3. thumping headache a very bad headache 极度头疼

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thumping• The first tranche of shares in 1987 sold at £26,000, and the most recent at a thumping £41,000.• Slashing costs and hiking insurance rates cut its loss against 1991 by a thumping £84 million.• A thumping defeat is said to be a victory.• the band's thumping Salsa beat

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