mid-19c. in various senses, noun derivative of bounce (v.) in its original sense of "thump, hit." Earliest attested is "boaster, bully, braggart" (1833); also "large example of its kind" (1842); "enforcer of order in a bar or saloon" (1865, American English, originally colloquial).
"The Bouncer" is merely the English "chucker out". When liberty verges on license and gaiety on wanton delirium, the Bouncer selects the gayest of the gay, and -- bounces him! ["London Daily News," July 26, 1883]
双语例句
1. The baby is a bouncer.
那个婴儿长得特别大.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. The disco bouncer threw out four drunk teenagers.
迪斯科舞厅的保镖把四个酒醉的青少年赶出去.
来自辞典例句
3. That dog is a bouncer.
那条狗长得特别大.
来自辞典例句
4. The bouncer ****ed up that guy who kept causing trouble.
那个保镖把那个老是滋事的家伙打的够呛.
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5. Joan: No. The bouncer said that we were not dressed properly.
