bouncer
bouncer — 名詞
1. a strong person paid to stand by the door of a bar, club, or party, deciding who
保鑣；圍事
酒吧或夜店門口的保全人員
a strong person paid to stand by the door of a bar, club, or party, deciding who can enter and removing anyone who behaves badly inside.
The bouncer at the door checked Ilan's ID before letting him into the club.
門口的保鑣檢查 Ilan 的證件後才讓他進入夜店。
collocation: bouncer at the door
Two bouncers dragged a shouting customer out onto the rainy pavement.
兩名圍事把一個大聲叫罵的客人拖到外面下雨的人行道上。
Christopher worked as a bouncer on weekends to pay for university.
Christopher 週末在夜店當保鑣，賺取大學學費。
pattern: work as a bouncer
A tall bouncer in a black jacket stood beside the velvet rope, arms folded.
一名穿黑外套的高大保鑣抱著手臂站在天鵝絨繩旁。
Paloma waved at the bouncer, who remembered her from last weekend.
Paloma 向保鑣揮了揮手，對方還記得她上週末來過。
- bouncer at the door
- work as a bouncer
- hire a bouncer
- burly bouncer
- doorman
more neutral; covers hotels and apartment buildings as well as clubs
- security guard
broader term; covers banks, museums, offices, not specifically nightlife
文法句型
a bouncer at + [venue]
work as a bouncer
用法筆記
Subject is usually an adult male in security work; bouncers typically work at nightlife venues rather than private homes or daytime shops.
常見錯誤
2. in cricket, a ball bowled hard so that it bounces off the ground and flies up sh
彈跳球；短球
板球中彈地後直竄打者上半身的球
in cricket, a ball bowled hard so that it bounces off the ground and flies up sharply toward the batter's chest or head.
The fast bowler sent down a vicious bouncer that flew past Kian's helmet.
快速投手投出一記凶狠的彈跳球，從 Kian 的頭盔旁飛過。
collocation: send down / bowl a bouncer
Min ducked just in time as a bouncer whistled over his shoulder.
Min 及時低頭閃避，一記彈跳球從他肩膀上方呼嘯而過。
collocation: duck under a bouncer
Australian bowlers are famous for using bouncers to unsettle visiting batters.
澳洲投手以用彈跳球擾亂客隊打者而聞名。
Padma hooked the bouncer to the boundary for a clean four runs.
Padma 把這記彈跳球勾打到邊界，乾淨俐落地拿下四分。
- bowl a bouncer
- duck under a bouncer
- hook a bouncer
- vicious bouncer
- short ball
broader cricket term; any ball pitched short, not necessarily aimed at the head
- yorker
ball pitched right at the batter's feet, the opposite tactic
文法句型
bowl a bouncer
duck under a bouncer
用法筆記
Almost always used in cricket commentary and reports; pair with verbs of bowling (bowl, send down, deliver) and batter responses (duck, hook, pull).
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- club bouncer
- nightclub bouncer
- bar bouncer
常用片語
- work as a bouncer
- hire a bouncer
- past the bouncer
介系詞搭配
- bouncer at
- bouncer outside