单词详解 | comeback

comeback
音标
美音:/ˈkʌmbæk/,英音:/ˈkʌmbæk/

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
The envelope budgeting method is making a comeback.
信封预算法正在卷土重来。
BBC

Those defeats signaled just how difficult a Democratic comeback in the state would be.
这些失败表明民主党在该州的复出将是多么困难。
New York Times

He made a political comeback and reclaimed the leadership of Shas a decade ago.
十年前,他在政治上卷土重来,夺回了沙斯的领导权。
Washington Times

基本释意
noun
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
n. 恢复,复出;再度流行;迅速反驳;追究……责任;回交羊

同义词
counter,rejoinder,replication,retort,return,riposte

短释义
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.
卷土重来是一种快速、机智的答复。 “你的妈妈”是一个蹩脚的复出,但却很受欢迎。这也是在休息后重回巅峰,就像一名退役的运动员,然后通过重返这项运动卷土重来。

长释义
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!”
如果有人侮辱你,而你反驳了侮辱的话,那就是卷土重来。不错的工作。另一种回归是某人——尤其是在娱乐或体育领域——在离开后回归。如果一位流行歌手离开音乐界几年,然后带着一首热门歌曲回归,那就是卷土重来。在歌曲“Mama Said Knock You Out”中,LL Cool J 开头说道,“不要称之为复出,我已经在这里多年了!”

文学例句
As for Kelton, I expect him to have a snotty comeback, but instead he just stands there, genuinely thrown by my comment.
至于 Kelton,我希望他能傲慢地卷土重来,但他只是站在那里,被我的评论吓坏了。
Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Qendrim didn’t have a comeback for that one—he was too small to do much harm to anyone, and he knew that if he tried anything rough, Luma would bench him.
Qendrim 没有因为那个而卷土重来——他太小了,不能对任何人造成太大伤害,而且他知道如果他尝试任何粗暴的行为,Luma 就会让他坐板凳。
Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference by Warren St. John

Havana was his comeback in the world spotlight, and a poor showing would only have deepened Bobby’s disillusionment with himself, probably permanently.
哈瓦那是他在世界聚光灯下的回归​​,糟糕的表现只会加深博比对自己的幻灭,可能是永久的。
Endgame by Frank Brady

词源
comeback (n.)also come-back, 1889 as “verbal retort,” from the verbal phrase; see come + back (adv.). Meaning “recovery, return to former position or condition after retirement or loss” is attested from 1908, American English.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
comeback (n.) 也称为 come-back,1889 年作为“口头反驳”,来自口头短语;参见 come + back(副词)。意思是“恢复,在退休或损失后恢复到以前的职位或状态”从 1908 年开始,美式英语得到证明。相关条目及更多


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