come-back
n
1 return to a former (successful) position 恢复到原先的(成功)地位
an ageing pop star trying to make/stage a come-back 年事已高的流行曲歌星, 打算重返歌坛.
2 (infml 口) reply or retort to a critical or hostile remark (对批评的或恶意的话的)回答或反驳.
3 way of obtaining compensation or redress 得到补偿或补救的方法
If you're not insured and you get burgled, you have no come-back. 没投保险而遭偷窃, 就得不到赔偿.
n. 背,背部;背面,反面;后面,后部;(椅子等的)靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
🗣️ 情景例句
There was too much work for our computer to cope with.
我们的计算机要做的工作太多,简直应接不暇。
How much does it coat?
它值多少钱?
On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.