1Bounce back through the air after hitting a hard surface or object.

他一脚将球射在门柱上，球穿过球门弹了回来。

1. 1.1no object Recover in value, amount, or strength after a previous decrease or decline.
   重新跃起，回升
   NASDAQ rebounded to show a twenty-point gain

   股票指数回升，显示出20点的获利。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Now that demand has rebounded from the post-9/11 travel slump, hotels are willing to risk guest ire by slapping on a few odds and ends.
   • Declining catches rebounded slightly following a six-month ban on fishing last year.
   • After all, many of the technology companies laid waste in the post-1999 era are already rebounding.
   • It would buy you more time for the stock markets to recover and thus your fund value to rebound.
   • During the second half of the 20th Century, populations rebounded, and Common Ravens are returning to much of their former range.
   • Despite that oil adjustment, consumer spending was still able to rebound strongly in the third quarter.
   • Indeed, retail sales rebounded with surprising strength in October.
   • We will rebound, we will recover, and those properties are going to be worth considerable moneys.
   • The market has rebounded strongly this year, with new home sales up substantially.
   • Low productivity and strong site-fidelity make them slow to rebound from decreases.
   • This delayed breeding results in low productivity, making it harder for the population to rebound from declines.
   • DDT caused their numbers to plummet in the second half of the 20th century, and populations rebounded only after the chemical was banned.
   • He battled hard and rebounded quickly from his mistakes.
   • Trevino's the only golfer to rebound from back surgery to win big, and his humor is spontaneously unscripted.
   • Worldwide semiconductor sales increased 1.4 percent this year, rebounding from a one-third decline last year.
   • He went so far as to suggest that the smaller-than-expected shortfall means the population actually is rebounding.
   • Gonzalez is trying to rebound from shoulder surgery and regain the confidence of his teammates.
   • Since the pesticide's ban in this country, the osprey population has rebounded, and the birds are now re-establishing themselves throughout the East Coast.
   • He predicted that the economy will rebound in the fourth quarter to a 4.4 % growth rate.
   • Puffins, wiped out by an infestation of rats introduced by quarry workers in the 19th century, are now rebounding, albeit slowly.

   Synonyms

   recover, rally, bounce back, pick up, make a recovery, make a comeback
2. 1.2rebound on/uponno object (of an event or situation) have an unexpected adverse consequence for (someone, especially the person responsible for it)
   （事件，局势）产生事与愿违的结果
   Nicholas's tricks are rebounding on him

   尼古拉斯多行欺诈，现在正在自食其果。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The whole thing has rebounded on him; since his wife saw how good he was at hanging out flags, she has given him the job of hanging out the washing ever since.
   • The democratic forces backed anti democratic laws that rebounded on them, The Communist party was banned.
   • The Accounting Office has said the failure to collect fines rebounded on victims, because compensation awards were not handed over until the cash had been brought in.
   • If we increasingly rely on the pressures of potential civil litigation to alter behavior it may eventually rebound on the legal profession.
   • The failure of the Government to control the explosion in public pay could yet rebound on the private sector as enforced cutbacks hobble the ability of employers in the private sector to meet pay demands.
   • He could not have done so without some of the evidence rebounding on his political life.
   • This rebounds on students, who too have bought into the fiscal austerity mind set.
   • Anyway that Craig decision rebounded on Newry as Wells brought off a fine save from Robbie Brunton's vicious spot-kick.
   • Moreover, its nuisance value has rebounded on itself.
   • And the violence inevitably rebounds on Palestinian society.
   • He added that the situation had also rebounded on residents of the estate who've been suffering rowdy student behaviour in the past.
   • George has a thick neck and is not easily embarrassed but his high handed action is now rebounding on him.
   • Their internal structures and culture may militate against economic success, but the consequences rebound on us.
   • I'll stick on the safe side, keep to those superstitions with which I have grown up and those I have more lately adopted, and hope that none of the gentle fun I have poked at the evil eye rebounds on me.
   • China and Korea might dub this a sign of dangerous activities by Japan, and that would rebound on domestic opinion.
   • The committee said today that, given the price of land and shortage of homes for nurses and other key workers, aggressively selling off land and buildings could rebound on the NHS.
   • Cloaking narrow nationalistic designs under the mantle of a common regional good will sooner or later rebound on the African countries themselves.
   • Against direct physical threats you learn the subtle art of physically positioning yourself so that any threat is likely to end up rebounding on the threat making party in pretty short order.
   • This they have managed to do with some success, although it has rebounded on them of late.
   • Such logic has a habit of rebounding on its employer.

   Synonyms

   backfire on, misfire on, boomerang on, have an adverse effect on, have unwelcome repercussions for, come back on, be self-defeating for, cause one to be hoist with one's own petard
3. 1.3Basketball no object Gain possession of a missed shot after it bounces off the backboard or basket rim.
   〔篮球〕抢得篮板球
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Ranking in the top five this season in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots, field goal percentage, and minutes played are the statistical proof of Jackson's statement.
   • Cato ranked second on the Rockets in rebounding and blocked shots.
   • He scored, rebounded, defended and played some inspired basketball from the center position.
   • He has good basketball instincts, knowing where to be to rebound and block shots.
   • His size hurts him at times, but he still blocked shots and rebounded effectively.

1(in sporting contexts) a ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface.

他使球回弹进网内。

1. 1.1Basketball A recovery of possession of a missed shot.
   〔篮球〕篮板球抢得
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Duncan had 13 points and nine rebounds, missing four of his seven free-throw attempts.
   • I can not count how many times I have seen guys miss rebounds because they had to bring their hands from their sides.
   • In his career, Olowokandi averages 9.9 points and 8.0 rebounds a game.
   • Victor Khryapa, who finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, missed a three-point attempt on Russia's last possession.
   • She can get you 10 points and 8 or 9 rebounds a game.
2. 1.2 An instance of increasing in value, amount, or strength after a previous decline.
   重新跃起，回升
   they revealed a big rebound in profits for last year

   他们透露去年的利润大幅回升。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The market is counting on a rapid rebound of profits.
   • Economists say businesses will want profits to improve and want to feel secure about the economic rebound before they go on a hiring spree.
   • A sign of an economic rebound will be back-to-back monthly increases in nonfarm payrolls.
   • Now in the news, the Fed raises a key interest rate, despite signs the economic rebound may be slowing.
   • The longer the war takes, the longer we await an economic rebound.
   • Yet anyone in Jersey hoping that an economic rebound will provide fuel for yet more spending is kidding himself.
   • A rebound in consumer spending increased demand for imported products in the world's largest economy.
   • It is being hailed as the first sign of an economic rebound.
   • The dollar fell for a third day this week, tracking a decline in stocks, on concern a sluggish economic rebound will drive investors away from US investments.
   • Lee said the company's leasing performance has been good and showed a rebound from the previous quarter.
   • The incident renewed concern an attack would damage confidence in the US economy and short-circuit an economic rebound.
   • The real estate market has been recovering since late last year in tandem with the economic rebound.
   • Although it is too early to decide, a pretty safe bet instead is that, to a large extent, this increase reflects a normal rebound after a very deep recession.
   • Movie, TV and toy deals were the big factor in their rebound.
   • Some companies have the courage and capital to spend during a slump in order to reap bigger profits when the rebound comes
   • This was a rebound from its biggest one day decline in almost a year.
   • For three years they have predicted a rebound in US economic growth in the second half of the year.
   • And it was the economic rebound that attracted them, not just lower interest rates, she added.
   • But with the rebound, the value of the company's commercial property has soared.
   • The main reason behind the rebound in employment is the rebound in corporate profits.
3. 1.3usually as modifier The recurrence of a medical condition, especially after withdrawal of medication.
   （尤指停药后病情的）反弹，复发
   rebound hypertension

   高血压反弹。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Findings such as hypotension and marked abdominal tenderness with guarding and rebound tenderness suggest a leaking or ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
   • The physical examination reveals the patient is in minimal distress with right lower quadrant pain and rebound tenderness and guarding on palpation.
   • It also can cause rebound hypertension upon sudden discontinuation, so it should not be used in patients in whom compliance may be an issue.
   • Beta-blocker therapy must be discontinued gradually over five to 10 days to avoid rebound angina or hypertension.
   • Finally, critical rebound phenomena after withdrawal with a threatening pulmonary hypertension did not occur.
   • The authors conclude that it is not necessary to keep infants in the hospital to check for rebound serum bilirubin levels in infants treated with phototherapy.
   • Do not discontinue beta-blockers abruptly, since rebound tachycardia can occur.
   • A dose of dextrose is a potent stimulus for additional release of insulin and often results in rebound hypoglycaemia that can be recurrent and prolonged.
   • Additionally, sedation is prominent and rebound hypertension may occur.
   • In all seven trials that reported rebound symptoms, withdrawal symptoms with BZD discontinuation were noted.
   • Patients with rebound headache will improve if their daily analgesic medication can be withdrawn, although this is not easily accomplished.
   • It is generally reserved for abortive therapy of severe migraines, and rebound headache is unlikely.
   • Localized rebound tenderness signifies only limited and localized transmural inflammation.
   • Sedatives, tranquilizers, and ergotamine medicines also can cause rebound headache.
   • Shorter courses of steroids may be followed by severe rebound exacerbations shortly after drug therapy is discontinued.
   • Your medications may cause rebound headaches as your body tries to balance itself after too much or conflicting medications.
   • Other medications that commonly cause rebound headaches include these.
   • If there is any rebound effect after stopping treatment, the cost effectiveness deteriorates.
   • Problems with vivid dreams, nightmares and rebound insomnia have also been reported.
   • On physical examination there is general tenderness to palpation with rigidity and rebound tenderness.