Earthquakes are caused by two tectonic plates bumping into each other.

地震是由两块地壳构造板块互相碰撞造成的。

Indeed they were constantly bumping.

实际上，它们一直在碰撞。

Robots first learn basic competence — how to move around a house without bumping into things.

机器人首先要学习基本的技能——如何在屋子里移动而不撞到东西。

You get 2,000 people jostling each other and bumping into furniture.

你令2000人互相推搡并撞倒家具。

An official from the WHO gives us three suggestions: waving hands, Thai "wai" and bumping elbows.

世界卫生组织的一位官员给了我们三条建议：挥手、泰式问好和碰撞手肘。

One positive outcome that could arise from bumping into a friendly ETI is that it takes our fledgling race under its wing (tentacle).

若是遇到友善的外星智慧生物，其积极后果之一就是会将我们这个幼稚的文明置于其卵翼（或触手）之下。

Lehrer describes how at Pixar Animation, Jobs designed the entire workplace to maximise the chance of strangers bumping into each other, striking up conversations and learning from one another.

莱勒描述了乔布斯在皮克斯动画公司时如何设计整个工作场所，以最大限度地增加陌生人相遇、交谈和相互学习的机会。

Sensors stop her from bumping into other cars or people.

传感系统能阻止她撞到别的车或行人。

His car was swerved to avoid bumping against the roadblock.

为了避免撞上路障，他把车作了个急转弯。

But as they do that, they are bumping into the reality of the world.

但是随着他们那样做，他们正在闯入现实世界。

Agility, flexibility, and balance all help us avoid bumping into things.

灵活性、适应性，和平衡都帮助我们避免碰到东西。

But on the hardest issues he is bumping up against some harsh realities.

但在困难的问题上，他遭遇了一些严峻的现实。

How many players would feel comfortable chest-bumping them after the game?

有多少球员会对赛后和他们撞胸感到自在呢？

This had the side effect of bumping some people into a higher tax bracket.

这在无形之中就增加了人们的税收负担。

So that horrible feeling in your head is actually your brain bumping against bone.

所以你头上那种可怕的感觉其实是你的大脑在撞击骨头。

The father responded that yes, there would be hydrogen bumping off a spaceship.

作为父亲的埃德斯坦回答：“有的。 空间中会有氢原子不断地撞击宇宙飞船。”

After all, we cannot expect women to be bumping and floating on the sea for months.

比如航海专业就更适合男性，我们总不能期盼女性在大海上漂泊几个月吧？

Our packing is strong enough t withstand bumping and rough handling under normal conditions.

我们的包装非常牢固，在正常情况下，完全经得起碰撞和野蛮装卸。

I wrote this paper because I keep bumping into teams that really need something like this.

撰写本文，是因为我一直在遇到需要类似内容的团队。

New York has been rated the best US city for singles, bumping Atlanta out of the top spot.

纽约被评为美国最适合单身者的城市，把亚特兰大挤出了第一名的宝座。

'I still think it's a great idea,' says General Stubblebine. 'I simply kept bumping my nose.

“我依然认为这是个好主意，”斯塔布尔宾将军说，“我只不过是一再鼻子碰壁。”

This is an automatic press that performs shaping operations, such as bumping, heading and pocketing.

这是一台进行造型操作，如碰撞、装头和压袋的自动压力机。

The video footage apparently showed the shark circling Kulcsar after bumping him off his kayak.

这段录像明显地记录了卡尔克撒从皮划艇上跌落后被鲨鱼盘旋追逐的情景。

Those include outpacing or misjudging market trends as well as bumping up against manpower constraints.

包括过于超前或误判市场趋势，以及业务扩展和人力资源限制的冲突。

It's possible that you could imagine universes bumping into each other and leaving traces, observable effects.

你可能可以想象不同的宇宙相互碰撞并留下痕迹和可观察的效应。

Essentially, an employee can have their CARDS cloned by bumping into that person with a portable card reader.

从本质上讲，通过便携式读卡器，员工可以把自己的卡克隆成另一人的。

Some commentators say that maintaining the (X) HTML name and bumping the revision number will lead to confusion.

一些评论者认为保持(X) HTML的名称只修改版本号会造成混乱。

Then, one acquaintance obtained a graduate traineeship at a large bank by bumping his third-class degree up to a 2:1.

当时，我的一个熟人在将他的三等学位抬高至二等一级(2：1)学位后，得到了一家大银行培训生一职。

But the operation was not going smoothly. Schwarz's endoscope kept bumping into ice crystals that blurred the camera lens.

但是整个的操作进行得并不顺畅，施瓦茨的内诊镜总是碰撞进冰晶里面弄糊摄影机镜片。