rebound
verb intransitive /ˌriːˈbaʊnd/
■to bounce back after hitting a hard surface 弹回；反弹；跳回
■If one of your actions rebounds on you, it does not have the effect you hoped for but has an unpleasant effect on you instead 产生事与愿违的结果；适得其反•His continual demands for sympathy rebounded on him because his friends finally stopped listening.他没完没了地希望从别人那里得到同情，结果却适得其反，因为最终他的朋友们都不愿再听他诉苦。
noun countable or uncountable /ˈriː.baʊnd/
■when something rebounds 弹回；反弹；跳回•I hit the ball on the rebound (= after it had hit the wall or ground once).球反弹回来时被我击中了。
noun countable or uncountable /ˈriː.baʊnd/
on the rebound informal
■unhappy and confused because a close, romantic relationship of yours has recently finished （因失恋而）处于心灰意懒的状态•Five months after Nick had left her, she married another man on the rebound.尼克离开她五个月后，她心灰意冷地嫁给了另外一个男人。 |