| 词汇 | switchback |
| 释义 | switchback noun[ C ] uk /ˈswɪtʃ.bæk/ us /ˈswɪtʃ.bæk/ a path, road, or railway that forms very sharp bends from one direction to almost the opposite direction as it goes up and down steep slopes之字形的路，急转弯的路 Gavriel Jecan/Photodisc/GettyImages Railways & railway lines aerial tram aerial tramway Amtrak artery branch line electrify funicular junction level crossing light railway metro railroad RR siding signal signal box switch track unelectrified whistle-stop You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Roads: pedestrian routes Roads & routes in general Examples of switchbackswitchback These two sequences display a typical switchback topography, as if representing separate visual maps. The fireplace is pivotal to the design, under the butterfly roof's nadir and the switchback ramp landing. This must have been a difficult emotional switchback for any grandmother to ride, with the boys twice coming, getting closer to her, and then being removed. Is it not a fact that many of our motorways resemble cobbled streets and dangerous switchbacks rather than major highways? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The road is like a switchback—it goes up and down and twists around. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They certainly have their fun fair side, with switchbacks, and so on; but they also have most excellent entertainment of a very different kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other economies have had steady, remorseless growth; we have had the switchback of stop-go. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know whether he had an elevated railway in mind, a switchback, up one hill and down another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is possible to ride on switchbacks, merry-go-rounds and all sorts of dangerous things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One would go off the bridge, down the switchback and then one would face the steep hill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the small and medium-sized firms that on the whole bear the brunt of the economic cycle, the ups and downs of the switchback. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After seeing some of the exhibition halls, some of the children wanted to go on to the switchback. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is always the danger in matters of this kind that we engage in what might be called switchback politics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you have a straight majority for decisions of this sort, the policy can go through a sort of switchback. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, businesses of all sizes cannot afford a return to the boom and bust switchback of the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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