rebound

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re·bound1 /rɪˈbaʊnd/ verb

1 [intransitiveI]HIT/BUMP INTO if a ball or other moving object rebounds, it moves quickly back away from something it has just hit 〔球或其他运动物体〕弹回，反弹，跳回 → ricochet

rebound off

His shot on goal rebounded off the post.

他的射门被球门柱弹出。

2 [intransitiveI]BFINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT if prices, values etc rebound, they increase again after decreasing 〔价格、价值等下跌后〕回升，反弹 SYN recover

Share prices rebounded today after last week’s losses.

股票价格在上周下跌之后，今天出现了反弹。

3. [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DSB to catch a basketball after a player has tried but failed to get a point 抢（篮板球）

4.rebound on/upon somebody phrasal verbphr v HARM/BE BAD FORif something bad or unpleasant you have done rebounds on you, it has a bad effect on you 使自食恶果，使自作自受 SYN backfire

Examples from the Corpus

rebound on/upon • Owens played primarily center, averaging 20 points and 13 rebounds on a team that was 33-6 in Texas 4A competition.• Apart from blame for carelessness, that would not rebound on anyone, certainly not any of your particular friends.• But while it is no doubt calculated to cause trepidation in the White House, it could rebound on Mr Clinton.• There is a process of segregation which can rebound on the marriage.• The strategy of encouraging, supporting and protecting deliberate non-payers is deeply flawed, as it will rebound on the most vulnerable.

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rebound• Summers caught the ball as it hit the wall and rebounded.• We win playing a certain way, and you have to defend and rebound.• He led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding for each of his four years.• Although your skin might feel a bit taut after washing, the skin oils rebound in about the same time, too.• Electrons move around quickly, hitting and then rebounding off each other.• There is a process of segregation which can rebound on the marriage.• When you factor in their offensive rebounding, they shot 70 percent.• Springs shares fell as much as 1 1 / 8 before rebounding to 39 5 / 8, up 1 / 8.• It ran over the cloth, hit the brass base of the lamp, rebounded, wavered, fell.

rebound off• The ball rebounded off the wall and I caught it.

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re·bound2 /ˈriːbaʊnd/ noun

1 on the rebound

a) RELATIONSHIPsomeone who is on the rebound is upset or confused because their romantic relationship has just ended 〔因失恋而〕处于情绪波动的状态

He first met me when I was on the rebound, after splitting up with Mark.

他第一次遇见我时，我刚和马克分手，心灰意冷。

b) DSa ball that is on the rebound has just hit something and is moving back through the air 〔球〕在回弹中

I caught the ball on the rebound.

我接住了弹回的球。

c) something that is on the rebound is starting to increase or improve again 在反弹；在回升

The market seems to be on the rebound.

市场好像在反弹。

Examples from the Corpus

on the rebound• Anderson scored the sixth goal on the rebound.• You've heard of love on the rebound, and falling for Fen could prove to be even more disastrous.• Eadie pounced on the rebound and the tie was thus enlivened.• John Travolta's acting career was on the rebound with "Look Who's Talking."• We met when I was on the rebound from a very messy affair.• You could say it was on the rebound but I had no reason to regret it.• It was on the rebound from Higginbotham that she took up with the first boy that she came near to liking.

2. [countableC] technicalDSB an act of catching a basketball after a player has tried but failed to get a point 抢篮板球

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rebound• Hakeem Olajuwon had 22 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, but nobody else had more than 13 for the Rockets.• Corie Blount suffered a mildly sprained right ankle after his awkward landing following a defensive rebound.• Clyde Drexler had 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists while Hakeem Olajuwon had 26 points and 16 rebounds.• And then you're going up again on a surprisingly gentle rebound.• He played only 13 minutes and finished with two points and one rebound.• My best basketball is not based on on how many points, rebounds or assists I get.• His shot was blocked by goalkeeper Milton Flores, but the rebound came right to Caio, who poked it in.• The home fans were relieved to see the rebound strike defender Kay and cannon over the crossbar.

From Longman Business Dictionary

reboundre·bound /rɪˈbaʊnd/ verb [intransitiveI]

to increase or grow again after decreasing

signs that the economy will rebound next year

Stock prices rebounded from Wednesday’s steep slide.

—rebound noun [countableC]

He forecasts a strong rebound in oil prices.

re·bound1 verbre·bound2 noun

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