
comeback
英 ['kʌmbæk] 美 ['kʌmbæk]
n.恢复;东山再起;机智的回答;反唇相讥
◉Usage Examples
(1) The city made a splendid comeback.
(2) Halibut have made a comeback in Alaska.
(3) The old actor made a successful comeback after twenty years.
(4) He made a witty comeback to the insult.
(5) This is a great opportunity for a comeback.
(1) 这个城市恢复了旧时的风采。
(2) 在阿拉斯加,大比目鱼已经恢复。
(3) 那位老演员二十年后卷土重来,马到成功。
(4) 他对别人的侮辱给予一个机智的反驳。
(5) 这可是个还击的好机会。
◉Usage notes
A comeback is a quick, witty reply. “Your mama” is a lame comeback but a popular one. It's also a return to prominence after a break, like an athlete who retires and then makes a comeback by returning to the sport.
If someone insults you, and you say something back that turns the insult around, that's a comeback. Nice job. Another comeback is when someone — especially in entertainment or sports — comes back after being gone. If a popular singer leaves music for a few years and then returns with a hit song, that's a comeback. In the song “Mama Said Knock You Out,” LL Cool J starts by saying, “Don’t call it a comeback, I been here for years!”
◉Collins
1. [N-COUNT 可数名词](娱乐圈、体育明星等的)复出,东山再起 If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
Sixties singing star Petula Clark is making a comeback.
60年代的歌星佩杜拉·克拉克复出了。
2. [N-COUNT 可数名词]再度流行 If something makes a comeback, it becomes fashionable again.
Tight fitting T-shirts are making a comeback.
紧身T恤再度流行起来。
3. [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]因受到伤害而追究他人的责任 If you have no comeback when someone has done something wrong to you, there is nothing you can do to have them punished or held responsible. [with brd-neg]
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