Bounce back and forth Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbaʊns/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈfɔɹθ

BOWNSS BAK and FORTH

UK

bˈaʊns/ /bˈæk/ /ˈænd/ /fˈɔːθ

BOWNSS BAK and FAWTH

释义

To move repeatedly between two places or ideas; also used for people or things changing direction, location, or opinion back and forth.

用法与细微差别

Mainly informal, used for both physical movement (like balls or people) and abstract situations (ideas, decisions, messages). Often appears in contexts of indecision or transfer ("emails bounced back and forth"). Not the same as "bounce back" (recover).

• Spanish: ir y venir - pasar de un lado a otro
• Portuguese (BR): ir e vir - ficar indo de um lado para o outro
• Portuguese (PT): ir e vir - andar de um lado para o outro
• Chinese (Simplified): 来回反复
• Chinese (Traditional): 來回反覆
• Hindi: इधर-उधर घूमना - आगे-पीछे आना-जाना
• Arabic: يتردد ذهابًا وإيابًا - ينتقل ذهابًا وإيابًا
• Bengali: এদিক ওদিক লাফানো - এদিক ওদিক আসা-যাওয়া
• Russian: метаться туда-сюда - перебрасываться туда-сюда
• Japanese: 行ったり来たりする - あちこち行き来する
• Vietnamese: đi tới đi lui - chuyển qua chuyển lại
• Korean: 이리저리 오가다 - 왔다갔다하다
• Turkish: gidip gelmek - ileri geri gitmek
• Urdu: ادھر ادھر اچھلنا - ادھر ادھر آنا جانا
• Indonesian: di chuyển tới lui - đổi qua đổi lại

例句

The ball bounced back and forth between the two walls.

basic

The conversation bounced back and forth for hours.

basic

My ideas bounced back and forth in my mind.

basic

We bounced back and forth between pizza and burgers before choosing dinner.

natural

Emails bounced back and forth all week as we tried to fix the issue.

natural

My feelings bounced back and forth between excitement and nervousness.

natural