percuss
动词 v.
英 /pəˈkʌs/|[pəˈkʰʌs]
美 /pɚˈkʌs/|[pɚˈkʰʌs]
英文释义
动词 v.
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To strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to.
— Solid bodies, if they be very softly percussed, give no sound.
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To impact.
— Falling on the roof of the caravan, the hailstones percussed noisily.
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To attempt to pinpoint the location or other quality of something by tapping on an overlying surface.
— The doctor percussed his chest to determine whether he had pneumonia.
词汇关系
词源
From Latin percussus, past participle of percutiō (“to strike, to beat”), from per (“through”) + quatiō (“to shake, to strike”).
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