/ˈswɪtʃˌbæk/ n.1.(undulating path)(公路或铁路坡道上的)之字形路段, 之字形起伏
Several hundred yards beyond the first switchback in the road, he came to the second bend.过了公路上第一个之字形路段后又走了几百码, 他来到了第二个弯道处。
We had to endure a dizzy bus ride over a switchback.我们坐在公共汽车上, 车子驶过之字形路段时被颠得头晕目眩, 但也只能忍着。
2.<英>=big dipper