re·bound

verb

/rɪˈbaʊnd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rebound	/rɪˈbaʊnd/ /rɪˈbaʊnd/
he / she / it rebounds	/rɪˈbaʊndz/ /rɪˈbaʊndz/
past simple rebounded	/rɪˈbaʊndɪd/ /rɪˈbaʊndɪd/
past participle rebounded	/rɪˈbaʊndɪd/ /rɪˈbaʊndɪd/
-ing form rebounding	/rɪˈbaʊndɪŋ/ /rɪˈbaʊndɪŋ/

[intransitive] rebound (from/off something) to bounce back after hitting something弹回；反弹
- The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Podolski headed it in.球从门柱弹回，波多尔斯基头球破门。
[intransitive] rebound (on somebody) (formal) if something that you do rebounds on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when the effect was intended for somebody else报应；反作用于 synonym backfire
[intransitive] (business) (of prices, etc.) to rise again after they have fallen回升；反弹 synonym bounce back
- Share prices rebounded after Friday’s losses.股价在周五下跌后反弹。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French rebondir, from re- ‘back’ + bondir ‘bounce up’.

noun

/ˈriːbaʊnd/

Idioms

(sport) a ball that hits something and bounces back反弹球；回弹球
- Podolski headed the rebound into the net.波多尔斯基头球反弹入网。
(in basketball) the act of catching the ball after a player has thrown it at the basket and has not scored a point抢篮板球Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
(business) a positive reaction that happens after something negative复兴；振作
- There are signs of an economic rebound.经济出现回暖迹象。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French rebondir, from re- ‘back’ + bondir ‘bounce up’.

Idioms

on the rebound

while you are sad and confused, especially after a relationship has ended（尤指关系破裂之后）在伤心困惑之时
- Paul left her and three months later she married Angus on the rebound.保罗离开了她，三个月后她与安格斯结婚了。
- They first met when he was on the rebound from a broken relationship.他们第一次见面是在他从破裂的关系中恢复过来的时候。