单词 | bounce |
释义 | bounce bounce // verb, noun
■ verb
1 [+ obj or no obj] ( if a cheque bounces, or a bank bounces it, the bank refuses to pay it because there is not enough money in the account: The cheque will bounce if your salary doesn't reach your account today. a bounced cheque ⇨ DISHONOUR, RD, RETURN
2 [+ obj or no obj] to increase suddenly in value or level: The retailer's shares bounced 2.7 per cent to €55.5. The market has bounced dramatically from its low point in March. The Nasdaq Composite bounced above 2 000 in early trading. Silver bounced up to about $7.86 an ounce. Media stocks have bounced as investors expect a recovery in advertising sales.
❖ prices/sales/shares/the market bounced
3 [no obj] bounce around/up and down to repeatedly increase and decrease in value or level: The stock price has been bouncing up and down as much as 10% a day.
4 [+ obj or no obj] if an email bounces or the system bounces it, it returns to the person who sent it because it cannot be delivered.
PHRASAL VERBS
bounce back (from sth) to become successful again or start to increase again after a period of difficulty: The airline's shares have bounced back from two days of heavy losses. The London Stock Exchange has bounced back 16 per cent since its low last September. The economy looks set to bounce back.
■ noun [C]
DEAD CAT BOUNCE
a rapid increase: She predicts a 21% bounce in the FTSE next year. We had expected a bounce back in sales. The bounce in the price means its a good time to sell. |
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