ricochet
verb [intransitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ricochet | |
he / she / it ricochets | |
past simple ricocheted | |
past participle ricocheted | |
past simple ricochetted | |
past participle ricochetted | |
-ing form ricocheting | |
-ing form ricochetting |
- + adv./prep.
(of a moving object )运动的物体 to hit a surface and come off it fast at a different angle 弹开;反弹出去 The bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall. 子弹从附近的一面墙上弹飞了。 The van hit the side of the bridge and ricocheted across the road. 货车撞上了桥的一侧,反弹过了马路。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRicochet is used with these nouns as the subject:- ball
- bullet
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.