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单词 ricocheted
释义

ricochet

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noun

ric·​o·​chet ˈri-kə-ˌshā How to pronounce ricochet (audio)
 British also  -ˌshet
: a glancing rebound (as of a projectile off a flat surface)
the ricochet of the bullet off the wall
also : an object that ricochets
He was hit by a ricochet.

ricochet

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verb

ricocheted ˈri-kə-ˌshād How to pronounce ricochet (audio) also ricochetted ˈri-kə-ˌshe-təd How to pronounce ricochet (audio) ; ricocheting ˈri-kə-ˌshā-iŋ How to pronounce ricochet (audio) also ricochetting ˈri-kə-ˌshe-tiŋ How to pronounce ricochet (audio)

intransitive verb

: to bounce or skip with or as if with a glancing rebound
The bullet that hit President Reagan had ricocheted off the presidential limousine. David Fisher
The ball ricochets at a right angle, falling with force into the first baseman's glove … Bob Drury
The chute snaps open, the sound ricocheting through the gorge like a gunshot, and McGuire is soaring, carving S turns into the air, swooping over a winding creek. Karl Taro Greenfeld

Synonyms

Verb

  • bounce
  • carom
  • glance
  • rebound
  • skim
  • skip
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Example Sentences

Noun He was hit by a ricochet. the ricochet of the bullet off the wall Verb The bullet ricocheted off the wall. the ball ricocheted off the fielder's glove and went over the fence for a home run
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Bogaerts was able to play the ricochet at shortstop and throw out Miller at first for the second out. Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 Stephenson fielded the ball off of the ricochet, saw the runner at third base creeping off of the bag and delivered a perfect throw to third base. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 10 July 2022 The ricochet skipped behind Vernon to a wide-open Eric Lindros, who tapped it in for his first goal of the series, after a drought of 239 minutes, 45 seconds. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022 Each day, warnings of a coming downturn ricochet across social media between headlines about another round of start-up job cuts. Erin Griffith, New York Times, 11 May 2022 The ricochet bounced up in the air and hung tantalizingly for a moment before the ball and Straw landed in a heap on the warning track. Joe Noga, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022 As the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian war ricochet through global politics, the West has never been more closely aligned. Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2022 Thomas Amang, if only as a threat, helped to turn a ricochet into the game-winning goal. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022 Second, in firing shots at a target as Newsom is asking and other states are already doing, there’s invariably the risk of a ricochet that wounds you. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
Verb
Matt Lee will be perched directly in front of the stage, usually on Ron Wood’s side, with an iPhone 13 Pro in his hand to shoot stunning concert videos that will ricochet around the globe within hours. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2022 Even so, social media users were not having it, with the news nonetheless continuing to ricochet around platforms like Reddit. Andy Meek, BGR, 15 July 2022 The root of the gunfire was still a mystery, Outlaw said, noting that possibilities including everything from someone taking a shot from afar to ricochet from celebratory gunfire. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 5 July 2022 What's happening: The dollar rose to its highest level since spring 2020 last week as fears grew about how Russia's war in Ukraine would ricochet through the global economy and financial markets. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 6 Mar. 2022 It’s in reference to the beams of light that ricochet off of the hovering clouds and surface of the Pacific ocean. Malik Peay, Essence, 28 Apr. 2022 Rocketing sentences ricochet off of one another like pinballs between bumpers. Max Bell, SPIN, 11 May 2022 When a country enters a food shortage, the consequences ricochet around its economy and society. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2022 Two batters later, Jurickson Profar added an RBI single that appeared to ricochet off Doval’s foot for his third hit of the game, scoring Machado. Michael Wagaman, ajc, 21 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French

First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1804, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ricochet

verb

ric·​o·​chet ˈri-kə-ˌshā How to pronounce ricochet (audio)
ricocheted; ricocheting
: to bounce off at an angle
… the stones and shattered metal fragments ricocheted about dangerously. Brian Jacques, Redwall

ricocheted

verb

variants also ricochetted
past tense of ricochet
as in bounced
to strike and fly off at an angle the ball ricocheted off the fielder's glove and went over the fence for a home run

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bounced
  • caromed
  • rebounded
  • glanced
  • grazed
  • swept
  • brushed
  • skipped
  • raked
  • hit
  • bumped
  • skimmed
  • nudged
  • reflected
  • shaved
  • kissed
  • contacted
  • sideswiped
  • touched
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