comeback

Word family nouncomercomingcomebackcomedowncomeuppanceverbcome

come·back /ˈkʌmbæk/ noun [countableC usually singular]

1 make/stage a comeback FASHIONABLEif a person, activity, style etc makes a comeback, they become popular again after being unpopular for a long time 东山再起；重新流行

The miniskirt made a comeback in the late 1980s.

迷你裙在20世纪80年代末又再度流行起来。

Examples from the Corpus

make/stage a comeback• Not that pale faces are making a comeback.• But since then it has been making a comeback.• Even the poisonous dinitrophenol made a comeback.• But Route 66 is making a comeback.• But now at Shortwood farm in Herefordshire, the binder is making a comeback.• The miniskirt made a comeback in the late 1980s.• Rab tried to stage a comeback.• But for Jones, still troubled by injury, and Barnes, yet to make a comeback, it is still too early.• They, too, made a comeback, winning the presidency with Jimmy Carter in 1976.

2 ANSWER/REPLYa quick reply that is often clever, funny, and insulting 〔机智、幽默而又尖刻的〕回答，反驳 SYN retort

I couldn’t think of a good comeback.

我想不出什么巧妙的回答。

3 RESULTa way of getting payment or a reward for something wrong or unfair that has been done to you 得到赔偿[补偿]

Check your contract carefully, or you may have no comeback if something goes wrong.

仔细检查一下你的合同，否则出了什么差错的话你可能得不到任何赔偿。

→ come back at come1

Examples from the Corpus

comeback• Comfort is the reason old-fashioned ceiling fans have been making a comeback, especially during the last decade.• I can never think of a comeback when I need one.• Then, allegations from five female recruits during his comeback cut short his new career.• Most of the zip codes with little or no comeback were concentrated in the East Bay and far North Bay.• Besides, maybe Jansher was growing tired and sensed that I was on the verge of launching a dramatic and telling comeback.

单词	comeback
释义	comeback Word family nouncomercomingcomebackcomedowncomeuppanceverbcome come·back /ˈkʌmbæk/ ●○○ noun [countableC usually singular] 1 make/stage a comeback FASHIONABLEif a person, activity, style etc makes a comeback, they become popular again after being unpopular for a long time 东山再起；重新流行 The miniskirt made a comeback in the late 1980s. 迷你裙在20世纪80年代末又再度流行起来。 Examples from the Corpus make/stage a comeback• Not that pale faces are making a comeback.• But since then it has been making a comeback.• Even the poisonous dinitrophenol made a comeback.• But Route 66 is making a comeback.• But now at Shortwood farm in Herefordshire, the binder is making a comeback.• The miniskirt made a comeback in the late 1980s.• Rab tried to stage a comeback.• But for Jones, still troubled by injury, and Barnes, yet to make a comeback, it is still too early.• They, too, made a comeback, winning the presidency with Jimmy Carter in 1976. 2 ANSWER/REPLYa quick reply that is often clever, funny, and insulting 〔机智、幽默而又尖刻的〕回答，反驳 SYN retort I couldn’t think of a good comeback. 我想不出什么巧妙的回答。 3 RESULTa way of getting payment or a reward for something wrong or unfair that has been done to you 得到赔偿[补偿] Check your contract carefully, or you may have no comeback if something goes wrong. 仔细检查一下你的合同，否则出了什么差错的话你可能得不到任何赔偿。 → come back at come1 Examples from the Corpus comeback• Comfort is the reason old-fashioned ceiling fans have been making a comeback, especially during the last decade.• I can never think of a comeback when I need one.• Then, allegations from five female recruits during his comeback cut short his new career.• Most of the zip codes with little or no comeback were concentrated in the East Bay and far North Bay.• Besides, maybe Jansher was growing tired and sensed that I was on the verge of launching a dramatic and telling comeback.
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