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bouncy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bounc·y /ˈbaʊnsi/ adjective  1. HIT/BUMP INTOa bouncy ball etc quickly moves away from a surface after it has hit it 〔球等〕有弹性的,有反弹力的2 JUMPa bouncy surface is made of a substance that makes people move up and down when they are on it 〔表面〕有弹性的,弹力好的 The new bed is nice and bouncy. 这张新床很舒服,弹性很好。3. ENERGETICsomeone who is bouncy is always very happy, confident, and full of energy 〔人〕生气勃勃的,精神饱满的,充满活力的4. DChair or material that is bouncy goes back to its shape when you press it 〔头发或材料〕有弹性的bouncily adverbbounciness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
bouncyHis walk is brisk and bouncy.It's what makes your hair bouncy and pliable.I love these bouncy chairs. They're really comfortable.bouncy country musicThis means they must be mounted on a strong flat base on a good floor - not bouncy floorboards.To ease his anxiety, he forced himself to go a little faster, his lope bouncy from his hobbling knee.A light, bouncy martial arts comedyadventure tailor-made for Chris Farley, the unlikeliest ninja of them all.a bouncy ride over rough roadsMiguel scanned it as Spider hopped away from the car with his bouncy street shuffle.More is needed from Keith Piper, a nimble, bouncy type of wicketkeeper who has already scored a first-class hundred.
bounc·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
etc surface away bouncy ball from a moves a Corpus quickly after


bouncy
bouncy /ˈbaʊnsi/ adjective
1. a bouncy ball etc quickly moves away from a surface after it has hit it
2. a bouncy surface is made of a substance that makes people move up and down when they are on it:
    The new bed is nice and bouncy.
3. someone who is bouncy is always very happy, confident, and full of energy
4. hair or material that is bouncy goes back to its shape when you press it
—bouncily adverb
—bounciness noun [uncountable]


bouncyBrE /ˈbaʊnsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbaʊnsi/ 🔊 adjective (boun·cier, boun·ci·est) that bounces well or that has the ability to make sth bounce 弹性好的;有反弹力的a very bouncy ball弹性很好的球his bouncy blond curls他富有弹性的金色鬈发lively and full of energy 生气勃勃的;精神饱满的