LEARNit Dictionary
bounce
verb
/baʊns/
UK
/baʊns/
US
C1+
1
C1+
if something
bounces
or you
bounce
it, it moves quickly away from a surface it has just hit or you make it do this
جهش کردن, پرش کردن, جهیدن, برجهیدن
2
C1+
to jump up and down on something
جهیدن, پرش کردن, بالا و پایین پریدن
She bounced up and down excitedly on the bed.
3
C1+
to move a child up and down while they are sitting on your knee in order to entertain them
بالا و پایین بردن, جهاندن
I bounced the baby on my knee while Pete did the dishes.
4
C1+
to move up and down; to move something up and down
بالا و پایین رفتن, جهیدن, پریدن, جستن
Her hair bounced as she walked.
5
to move up and down in a particular direction
جهیدن, بالا و پایین پریدن, پرش کردن
The bus bounced down the hill.
The car bounced its way along the dirt road.
6
to move somewhere in a lively and cheerful way
با نشاط حرکت کردن, ورجه وورجه کردن
He bounced across the room to greet them.
7
if a cheque
bounces
, or a bank
bounces
it, the bank refuses to accept it because there is not enough money in the bank account to pay it
برگشت خوردن چک, نپذیرفتن چک توسط بانک
8
to tell somebody your ideas in order to find out what they think about them
مطرح کردن, مشورت کردن
He bounced ideas off colleagues everywhere he went.
9
if an email
bounces
or the system
bounces
it, it returns to the person who sent it because the system cannot deliver it
برگشتن ایمیل, بازگشتن پیام
I tried to send her an email but it bounced.
The system automatically bounces emails which contain attachments.
10
to force somebody to leave a job, team, place, etc.
اخراج کردن, بیرون کردن
He was soon bounced from the post.
11
to leave a place or group of people
رفتن, ترک کردن
All right, cool, we'll bounce.
noun
/baʊns/
UK
/baʊns/
US
1
the action of bouncing
پرش, جهش, بازگشت ارتجاعی
2
the ability to bounce or to make something bounce
جهیدن, پرش, بازگشت, جهش
There's not much bounce left in these balls.
Players complained about the uneven bounce of the tennis court.
3
the energy that a person has
سرزندگی, نشاط, جنبوجوش, پویایی
All her old bounce was back.
There was a bounce to his step.
4
the quality in a person’s hair that shows that it is in good condition and means that it does not lie flat
جهندگی, ارتجاع, حالت ارتجاعی
thin fine hair, lacking in bounce