late 14c., "to spring, leap," also "return to afflict" (early 15c.), from Old French rebondir "leap back, resound; repulse, push back," from re- "back" (see re-) + bondir "leap, bound" (see bound (v.)). Sense of "to spring back from force of impact" is recorded from late 14c. Sports use probably first in tennis; basketball sense is attested from 1914. Related: Rebounded; rebounding.
1520s, in reference to a ball, from rebound (v.). Sense in basketball from 1920 (from 1917 in ice hockey). Meaning "period of reaction or renewed activity after disturbance" is from 1570s.
双语例句
1. The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.
抵押贷款利率最近的回升可能会扼杀房地产的复苏。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Bad deeds , as well as good, may rebound upon the doer.
善有善报, 恶有恶报.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He took heroin for the first time when he was on the rebound from a broken relationship.
他第一次吸食海洛因是在一次失恋之后的失意期。
来自柯林斯例句
4. She quarrelled with Paul and then married Peter on the rebound.
她和保罗争吵后愤而嫁给了彼得.
来自辞典例句
5. His courageous words took his depressed supporters on the rebound.
