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Throwback 英 θrəʊbæk] 美 θroʊbæk N.返回;返祖现象 Car's Design 1960s

英语单词 throwback
英美音标 英 ['θrəʊbæk] 美 ['θroʊbæk]
中文释义 n.返回;返祖现象
英语例句 (1) The car's design is a throwback to the 1960s.
(2) His sentiment is a throwback to the old colonial day.
(3) Being a sort of throwback to the Victorian age, she won't go against her old dad's wishes.
中文例句 (1) 这种汽车的设计回到了20世纪60年代。
(2) 他的观点还是从前殖民时代的那种观点。
(3) 她有点像维多利亚时代的女性,不肯违背自己老父的意愿。
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]复古;回归 If you say that something is a throwback to a former time, you mean that it is like something that existed a long time ago.
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  • The hall is a throwback to another era with its old prints and stained-glass.

    这个大厅的古老图案和彩色玻璃是对过去一个时代风格的回归。

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