| 单词 | bounce |
| 释义 | verb | noun bouncebounce1 /baʊns/ ●●● S3 verb 1BALL/OBJECT [intransitive, transitive] if a ball or other object bounces, or if you bounce it, it immediately moves up or away from a surface after hitting it: Two boys stood on the corner bouncing basketballs.bounce off something Both shots bounced off the rim of the basket.bounce down/across etc. something A rock bounced down the hill.2JUMP UP AND DOWN [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move up and down, especially because you are jumping on a surface that is soft, has springs, etc.: bounce on something The kids were bouncing on the sofa. Dooley was bouncing up and down with excitement.► see thesaurus at jump13MOVE UP AND DOWN [intransitive, transitive] to move up and down or from side to side in an uncontrolled way, or to be moved in this way: Her hair bounced when she walked.bounce (somebody/something) around We were bouncing around in the back of the bus. Pack the hard disk well so it won’t be bounced around.bounce along/down etc. The plane bounced along the runway.4CHECK [intransitive, transitive] if a check bounces or a bank bounces a check, the bank will not pay any money because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote it: If the check bounces, the bank charges a fee of $18.5EMAIL [intransitive, transitive] (also bounce back) if an email message that you send bounces or is bounced, it is automatically returned to you because of a technical problem6CHANGE SUBJECTS [intransitive] to change quickly from one subject, thought, idea, etc. to another: Grosso talks rapidly, bouncing from one thought to the next.7CHANGE SITUATIONS [intransitive, transitive] to move quickly from one situation, position, or place to another, or to make someone or something do this: Doherty’s case has bounced him from court to court. Interest rates have bounced up and down (=become larger or smaller in number) throughout the year.8LIGHT/SOUND [intransitive, transitive] (also bounce off) if light or sound bounces or bounces off something, it hits a surface and reflects off it: The radio signals are bounced off a satellite.9WALK [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to walk quickly and with a lot of energy: bounce across/along/in etc. Laura came bouncing into the room with a smile on her face.10MAKE somebody LEAVE [transitive] informal to force someone to leave a place, job, or organization, especially because he or she has done something wrong: bounce somebody from something Sean has already been bounced from three schools.11be bouncing off the walls informal to be too excited or too full of energy: The sugar goes straight into your bloodstream and you start bouncing off the walls.12bounce somebody on your knee/lap to lift a child up and down while they are sitting on your knee[Origin: 1500–1600 bounce to hit (13–19 centuries)]bounce around phrasal verb1 if someone bounces around, he or she moves from one situation to another without any planning or control: He’s got a PhD, but he’s been bouncing around between jobs.bounce around something After graduation I bounced around Europe for a few months.2bounce ideas around to discuss ideas with other people: We sat down and bounced a few ideas around.3 if an object bounces around, something makes it keep moving in an uncontrolled way: You don’t want your stuff bouncing around in the back of the van, do you?bounce back phrasal verb1 to feel better quickly or become successful again, after having a lot of problems: No matter what happens to Maria, she always bounces back.bounce back from something Farmers have bounced back from difficult times in the 1980s.2 if an email message bounces back or something bounces it back, it is sent back to you because it could not get to the person you sent it tobounce something off somebody phrasal verb to ask someone for their opinion about an idea, plan, etc. before you make a decision: Anytime I need to bounce ideas off someone, I give Debbie a call. verb | noun bouncebounce2 noun 1[countable] an action in which something immediately moves up or away from a surface after hitting it: I caught the ball on the first bounce.2[uncountable] energy and excitement: Exercise is great. I feel like there’s a new bounce in my step (=I have more energy and feel more healthy).3[uncountable] the ability to move up and down, or the ability of a surface to make something move up and down: a basketball court with good bounce4[uncountable] hair that has bounce swings naturally and keeps its shape without looking stiff |
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