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单词 pendulum
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pen·du·lum

noun
/ˈpendʒələm/
/ˈpendʒələm/
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    a long straight part with a weight at the end that moves regularly from side to side to control the movement of a clock钟摆
    • (figurative) In education, the pendulum has swung back to traditional teaching methods.教育界又恢复了传统教学法。
    • the pendulum of public opinion舆论的转变
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPendulum is used before these nouns:
    • clock
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of pendulus ‘hanging down’.
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