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单词 bounce
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bounceverb

uk/baʊns/us/baʊns/

bounce verb (JUMP)

B1 [ I or T ] to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface:

The ball bounced off the goalpost and into the net.
She bounced the ball quickly.
Her bag bounced (= moved up and down) against her side as she walked.
The children had broken the bed by bouncing (= jumping up and down) on it.
He bounced the baby (= lifted it up and down) on his knee.
figurative Television pictures from all over the world are bounced off satellites (= are sent to and returned from them).

B2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to move in an energetic and enthusiastic manner:

Tom bounced in, smiling broadly.

More examples

  • He wasn't even trying to score - the ball just bounced off the jammy beggar's head into the goal.
  • He thought the ball had bounced on the line, but the umpire said it was out.
  • Martha threw back the covers and bounced out of bed.
  • He bounced into the office, full of the joys of spring.
  • One of the boys stood there, bouncing a basketball.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Energetic and lively

  • a spring in your step idiom
  • alive
  • barnstorming
  • be alive and well/kicking idiom
  • be as fresh as a daisy idiom
  • frisky
  • frolicsome
  • fury
  • go-getter
  • high-spirited
  • indefatigable
  • lively
  • maniac
  • playful
  • refreshing
  • sprightly
  • spry
  • supercharged
  • tear into sth
  • throw yourself into sth

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bounce verb (NOT PAY)

[ I or T ] informal to (cause a cheque to) not be paid or accepted by a bank because there is no money in the account:

I had to pay a penalty fee when my cheque bounced.
To my horror the bank bounced the cheque.

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Borrowing & lending

  • be in the hole idiom
  • borrow
  • call it quits idiom
  • call sth in
  • credit
  • credit risk
  • debenture
  • fire sale
  • gearing
  • leverage
  • leveraged buyout
  • liability
  • liquidate
  • national debt
  • overpay
  • pay
  • put sth up
  • slate
  • term
  • tick

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bounce verb (EMAIL)

C2 [ I or T ] If an email that you send bounces or is bounced, it comes back to you because the address is wrong or there is a computer problem.

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Internet terminology

  • .co.uk
  • all-you-can-eat
  • API
  • app
  • banner
  • BBS
  • bitcoin
  • chill room
  • e-commerce
  • firewall
  • instant messaging
  • ISP
  • JPEG
  • posting
  • troll
  • unlike
  • vlog
  • VOD
  • Web 2.0
  • web-enabled

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Phrasal verb(s)

bounce back
bounce sb into sth
bounce sth off sb

bouncenoun

uk/baʊns/us/baʊns/

bounce noun (MOVEMENT)

[ C or U ] the act of bouncing, or the quality that makes something able to bounce:

In tennis you have to hit the ball before its second bounce.
figurative This shampoo will give your hair bounce (= make it look attractively thick) and shine.

bounce noun (RISE)

[ C usually singular ] an improvement or change to a higher level, for example in how popular a politician or party is:

His speech to the convention may have given him a bounce.
The city has seen a bounce in homicide.

More examples

  • "I think we are getting close to a bounce in the market," Paulsen added.
  • Typically, the economy gets a bit of a bounce coming out of a recession.
  • In early December, polls showed a bounce for the candidate.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Becoming better

  • alive
  • by/in leaps and bounds idiom
  • come alive idiom
  • come along
  • consolidate
  • move
  • move on to bigger/better things idiom
  • on the up (and up) idiom
  • perk
  • perk up
  • pick
  • rally
  • shape
  • straighten
  • straighten up
  • turn over a new leaf idiom
  • turn sth around
  • turn sth round
  • warm
  • warm up

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Idiom(s)

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