プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
どん
❶〔強くたたく・撃つ音〕bam(▼擬音語)
砲声が1発どんと鳴った
The gun rang out.
太鼓をどんとたたく
bang (on) a drum
机をこぶしでどんとたたく
thump [pound] a table with one's fist
用意,どん
Ready, go!
背中をどんとたたく
slap a person on the back
❷〔ぶつかる様子〕
波が岸にどんとぶつかった
The waves thundered [pounded] against the shore.
後ろの車がどんとぶつかってきた
The car behind banged [crashed] into my car.
塀にどんとぶつかる
bang [bash] into a wall
さあ,どんと来い
Let come what way! I'm ready./Come on, see if you can beat me.
❸〔大量の物が一度に処理される様子〕
どんと物を買う
buy things in large quantities
どんと金を出した
He generously plunked down a huge sum of money.