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bouncer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Leisure
bounc·er /ˈbaʊnsə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. BODLsomeone whose job is to stand at the door of a club, bar etc and stop unwanted people coming in, or make people leave if they are behaving badly 〔夜总会、酒吧等的〕保安人员,门卫,保镖2. a fast ball in cricket that passes or hits the batsman above the chest after it bounces 反弹球〔板球运动中指反弹后以高过击球手胸部的高度擦过或击中击球手的球〕
Examples from the Corpus
bouncerFrom next week, all bouncers will undergo a compulsory two-week training course and examination run by Northumbria police.As I walked through the door one of the two book-end bouncers began to saunter over to the reception desk.He bowls a good yorker and unlike a lot of bowlers with real pace he doesn't overdo the bouncers.So the owner of the place told the bouncer to throw him out.The bouncer checked me out for weapons at the door.Vengsarkar's method of playing the Thomson bouncer was to try to avoid it.
bounc·er nounChineseSyllable
the stand door to whose someone is at of Corpus job


bouncer
bouncer /ˈbaʊnsə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. someone whose job is to stand at the door of a club, bar etc and stop unwanted people coming in, or make people leave if they are behaving badly
2. a fast ball in cricket that passes or hits the batsman above the chest after it bounces


boun·cerBrE /ˈbaʊnsə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbaʊnsər/ 🔊 nouna person employed to stand at the entrance to a club, pub, etc. to stop people who are not wanted from going in, and to throw out people who are causing trouble inside (俱乐部、酒店等的)门卫(in cricket 板球) a ball thrown very fast that rises high after it hits the ground 弹得很高的快球(NAmE) (BrE ˌbouncy ˈcastle) a plastic castle or other shape which is filled with air and which children can jump and play on 充气欢乐堡(儿童游戏用的塑料城堡)