bounce
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
(cause sth to) spring back when sent against sth hard (使某物)(碰到硬物)彈回
A rubber ball bounces well. 橡皮球彈力好.
The ball bounced over the wall. 那球彈過墻去了.
The goalkeeper bounced the ball twice before kicking it. 守門員先把球拍了兩下, 然後一腳踢出.
She bounced the ball against the wall. 她把球擲到墻上讓它彈回.
2 [I, Ip, Tn]
(cause sb to) move up and down in a lively manner (in the specified direction) (使某人)活躍地上下跳動
The child bounced (up and down) on the bed. 那孩子在床上蹦蹦跳跳.
He bounced his baby on his knee. 他把嬰兒放在膝上顛著玩. =>Usage at jump2 用法見 jump2.
3 [I] (infml 口) (of a cheque) be sent back by a bank as worthless (because there is no money in the account) (指支票)遭銀行退票(因帳戶中無錢)
I hope this cheque doesn't bounce. 我希望這張支票別遭退票. Cf 參看 dishonour v 2.
4 (phr v) bounce along, down, into, etc move in the specified direction with an up and down motion 以上上下下的動作沿某方向移動
He came bouncing into the room. 他蹦蹦跳跳地進了房間.
The car bounced along the bumpy mountain road. 汽車在崎嶇的山路上顛簸行駛. bounce back (infml 口) recover well after a setback 受挫折後恢復(fù)原狀
Share prices bounced back this morning. 股票價格今晨回升了.
She's had many misfortunes in her life but she always bounces back. 她一生中經(jīng)歷過許多挫折,然而總是能重新振作起來. bounce, n
1 [C] act of bouncing 彈跳: catch a ball on the bounce/first bounce, ie after it has bounced once 球彈起時[一彈起]就把它抓住.
2 [U]
(a) ability to bounce 彈力.
(b) (of a person) liveliness; vitality (指人)活力; 生氣
She's got a lot of bounce. 她渾身都是勁兒.