意味: announce

an·nounce || ə'naʊnsv. 発表する; 告げる; 示す

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an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: public education in campfire safety.

bounce back

recover from failure or sickness, try again Lana has the flu, but she bounces back quickly.

dead-cat bounce

very little recovery after a loss, not coming up again "The broker said, ""It was a dead-cat bounce. Stocks remain low."""

in no uncertain terms

definitely, clearly, call a spade a spade They told us about sex and drugs in no uncertain terms.

ounce of prevention

(See an ounce of prevention)

that's the way the ball bounces

that is fate, that's life If Jon got the job, good for him. That's the way the ball bounces.

bounce

1. form of music from New Orleans. Check Mystikal's album for a song called "Neva gonna bounce"
2. a reference to the Bankhead Bounce, a dance made famous in Atlanta rap music
3. to leave, to get up, to break
4. of a man, to have sexual intercourse
5. to leave
6. to kill

bouncer

1. a person employed to eject troublemakers from clubs or events. These days they prefer the title of security
2. a liar

bouncers

the female breasts

pounce at

seize抓住
She pounced at the first opportunity to ask questions．她一有机会就问问题。

pounce on

1．make a sudden attack on突然袭击
The wolf pounced savagely on the lamb．狼凶残地扑向小羊。
Field was walking in the street when he was pounced on by some ruffians．菲尔德在街上行走时，突然遭到几个歹徒的袭击。
2．grasp（a chance） eagerly紧紧抓住（机会）
The children pounced on the chance of visiting the television studios．孩子们抓住了去电视演播室参观的机会。
This is the kind of careless mistake on which her teacher loves to pounce．她的老师喜欢抓这一类粗枝大叶造成的错误。

pounce (up) on

pronounce on

give a considered opinion on 对…发表意见
She's too ready to pronounce on matters of which she really knows very little．她太喜欢对自己实际上几乎一无所知的问题发表意见。
He has every right to pronounce on this matter．他完全有权对这件事发表意见。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later.

Bounce ideas

If you bounce ideas off someone, you share your ideas with them to know whether they think they would work.

Bounce off the walls

If someone's bouncing off the walls, they are very excited about something.

That's the way the ball bounces!|ball|bounce|bounc

Nothing unusual about that.

Said of unpleasant things. "Susan left me for a heavyweight boxer, and then I got drunk and wrecked my car," Bob bitterly complained. "Well, that's the way the cookie crumbles," Pam answered philosophically.

get the bounce|bounce|get|get the air|get the gate

v. phr., slang 1. or get the air To lose one's sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover. Joe is sad because he just got the gate from his girl. Shirley was afraid she might get the air from her boyfriend if she went out with other boys while he was away. 2. or get the sack|get the hook To be fired; lose a job. Uncle Willie can't keep a job; he got the sack today for sleeping on the job. You're likely to get the bounce if you are absent from work too much.
Antonym: GIVE THE BOUNCE.

give the bounce|bounce|gate|give|give the gate

v. phr., slang 1. or give the air To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl. Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her the gate. 2. or give the sack|give the hook To fire from a job; dismiss. The ball team gave Joe the gate because he never came to practice.
Antonym: GET THE BOUNCE.

an ounce of prevention

an ounce of prevention
see ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an.

bounce around

bounce around
1) Move around from one person or place to another. For example, The staff spent the morning bouncing around ideas to improve sales, or She had been bouncing around from one job to another. This term alludes to a ball bouncing among players. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
2) Treat roughly or unfairly, as in Quit bouncing me around; I won't stand for it. This usage is based on a somewhat earlier meaning of bounce, “to beat up” or “coerce.” ] Slang; c. 1970]

ounce

ounce
In addition to the idiom beginning with ounce, also see more bang for the buck.

ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an

ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an
It is easier to forestall a disaster than to deal with it. For example, The new law makes all children under twelve wear bicycle helmets—an ounce of prevention. This ancient proverb is first recorded in Latin in Henry de Bracton's De Legibus (c. 1240) and has been repeated ever since, often in shortened form.

that's how the ball bounces

that's how the ball bounces
Also, that's the way the ball bounces or the cookie crumbles. That is the way matters have worked out and nothing can be done about it. For example, I'm sorry you got fired but that's how the ball bounces, or They wanted a baby girl but got a third boy—that's the way the cookie crumbles. These phrases allude to an odd bounce or a crumbled cookie that cannot be put back together. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

uncertain

uncertain
see in no uncertain terms.