| 单词 | comeback |
| 释义 | comeback (kʌmbæk ) Word forms: comebacks 1. countable noun If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away. A British bullfighter is making a comeback at the age of 67. 2. countable noun If something makes a comeback, it becomes fashionable again. Tight-fitting T-shirts are making a comeback. 3. uncountable noun If you have no comeback when someone has done something wrong to you, there is nothing you can do to have them punished or held responsible. Collocations: brief comeback An extended break from football followed, and although there was a brief comeback late last year, it was a fruitless exercise. Times, Sunday Times He made a brief comeback before injuring it again, which ruled him out for the rest of the season. Times, Sunday Times A brief comeback at the end of the 2003-04 season only made the knee worse and, for a while, it looked like he may never play again. The Sun He made a brief comeback, playing in one further match in 1815. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His playing career made a brief comeback two seasons later. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His comeback concert should therefore be a big draw. Times, Sunday Times Thereafter, he intends to give his first comeback concert this autumn. Times, Sunday Times Officially this first comeback concert sold out in seven seconds. Times, Sunday Times At that point he was confident that he would get the all-clear and would give his first comeback concert later that week. Times, Sunday Times So far, so harmless, but the sheer conservatism at this comeback concert felt not only depressing, but manipulative. Times, Sunday Times After his back had healed, he had one comeback fight, but says his heart wasn't in it. Times,Sunday Times And her prayers were answered when he was forced to abandon his comeback fight next month. The Sun Not after 2½ years out of the ring, followed by two comeback fights - one farcical, the other a bore. The Sun After his release, he engaged in a series of comeback fights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By her own admission, it has been a taxing comeback season, much harder than she had ever expected. Times, Sunday Times He started his comeback season on the right foot, by scoring the winning goal in the opening match of the 2005/06 season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But his comeback season was not good; he scored only 12 goals and a total of 18 points in 45 games. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That injury caused him to miss almost all of and then retire despite a great comeback season in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He finished his comeback season 15th in the standings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's been an incredible comeback story and now, topped with their finest collection of songs, a real treat. The Sun He's the comeback story of the year! The Sun His year has also been a comeback story after he missed two months with a partial tendon tear in his wrist. Times, Sunday Times It would be one of the biggest comeback stories in sport. The Sun Animals featured more happily in one of the year's comeback stories. Times, Sunday Times Cole is still on the comeback trail after neck surgery early this year. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The tentative first step on the comeback trail. The Sun (2008) Now she is making her first tentative steps on the comeback trail. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The supersub struck with nine minutes left to complete a comeback victory. The Sun And the 28-year-old says extended sparring in a brutal training camp was key to his comeback victory. The Sun It was his third consecutive comeback victory. Houston Chronicle For a time, he had the distinction of having led his team to the biggest comeback victory ever in both the collegiate and professional ranks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The designation was in recognition of their tendency to produce heart-stopping comeback victories in the final minutes of many games. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He is only a couple of pounds higher compared to last year's comeback win at Exeter and the testing ground will be right up his alley. The Sun (2016) His players were all fired up for battle as the challenges flew in and they kept going to pull off a dramatic comeback win. The Sun (2011) The former champion hurdler has something to prove after an unconvincing comeback win. Times, Sunday Times (2012) His third goal to complete the comeback was a beaut. The Sun The supersub struck with nine minutes left to complete a comeback victory. The Sun She may need more of the same to complete the comeback. Times, Sunday Times And with the game in the balance, he completed the comeback with a superb low drive at the second time of asking after 67 minutes. The Sun Yet this was a night so dramatic that it even mocked the hype as he completed a comeback that will stand the taunt of time. Times,Sunday Times Wasps, though, dug deep, and stifled any dramatic comeback. Times, Sunday Times Saints' supersub sparked a dramatic comeback from 2-0 down with two strikes in 60 seconds. The Sun Sampling a year later showed a dramatic comeback and recovery to 40%. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After entering the ninth inning behind 134, the team staged a dramatic comeback to win 1413. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The show told the story about his fame (including his 2004 dramatic comeback), his life, his competitions and his opponents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The star eventually quit in 2016 and gave a terse reply when asked if he would enjoy a comeback. The Sun Once confined to stately homes and curiosity shops, taxidermy has been enjoying a comeback. Times, Sunday Times Over the past few years painting, generally, has enjoyed a comeback. Times, Sunday Times They are now enjoying a comeback. Times, Sunday Times Impressive comeback of the team after losing 2-0! The Sun Saying n impressive comeback winner st time. The Sun The impressive comeback extended their head coach's remarkable unbeaten home record, which stretches across 39 matches across four clubs over a three-year spell. Times, Sunday Times Considering how long he had been away, it was seen as an impressive comeback. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 United have mounted impressive comebacks in their last two games and did the same in this fixture last season. The Sun By 2009, however, he had embarked upon an improbable comeback. Times, Sunday Times Foreman ruled the ring in reigns separated by two decades and became the oldest heavyweight champion in history during an improbable comeback. Globe and Mail Nothing stimulates the romantic side of sport quite like an improbable comeback. Times, Sunday Times This was not until he'd scored a goal in an improbable comeback from 4-0 down at half time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Shortly after noon at least nine ambulances arrived but all attempts to save the man that so often had defied his critics with improbable comebacks failed. Times,Sunday Times Almost makes me want to launch a comeback. Times, Sunday Times It comes as the band, who split in 2001, are set to launch a comeback. The Sun He was working as a dishwasher and busboy when he decided to launch a comeback as a light heavyweight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After ten years concentrating on television work, he launched his comeback stand-up show there in 2007. Times, Sunday Times He retired afterwards, though launched a comeback six years later after almost dying in a diabetic coma. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It seems gangster chic is making a comeback. Times, Sunday Times (2018) The most popular requests have been for chefs, butlers, and personal assistants, but even the position of lady's maid is making a comeback. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially fatal tropical disease caused by parasites and transmitted by sandfly bites, is also making a comeback. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Perhaps cripes, crikey and (my own favourite) crivvens could make a comeback. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He wanted to make a comeback last year and rang round a few people but nobody wanted to touch him. The Sun (2016) As the final stages loomed, the prospect of them completing the miracle comeback looked more and more remote. Times, Sunday Times But the charge did not last long and two double bogeys on the fourth and seventh ended any thoughts of a miracle comeback. The Sun His first game of rugby in four months after shoulder surgery was yet another in the long list of miracle comebacks. Times, Sunday Times So wasn't this battered, rake-thin man too frail to mount a comeback? Times, Sunday Times Nine years later, he once again tried to mount a comeback and failed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two goals down at the interval, they never looked capable of mounting a comeback. Times, Sunday Times She mounted a comeback to win the second set, coming from 42 down. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But he went on to make more than 670,000 in radio and television earnings alone, before making a political comeback. Times, Sunday Times Over the years he made several attempts to stage a political comeback. Times, Sunday Times A formal prosecution would scupper his hopes of a political comeback. Times, Sunday Times He played down his conviction as 'procedural misconduct', and hinted that he was poised to make a political comeback. Times, Sunday Times Even then he dreamt, apparently, of a political comeback. Times, Sunday Times Yet he will end the calendar year with renewed hope and optimism following a remarkable comeback after hip resurfacing surgery. The Sun He could be voted back in and stage a remarkable comeback. The Sun The defender makes a remarkable comeback from a knee injury that has kept him out since 2005. The Sun It appreared to put the seal on a remarkable comeback — until relations with his leader dissolved in acrimony and threats of legal action yesterday. Times, Sunday Times Against all the odds, one pride managed to survive, and now they are staging a remarkable comeback. Times, Sunday Times According to his teammates, that underpinned the team's second-half comeback. Times, Sunday Times Yet his game management and nous came to the fore after the visitors threatened a second-half comeback. The Sun Not that his big day will live long in the memory as a second-half comeback earned his team another scrappy home win. The Sun There was no second-half comeback. Houston Chronicle They erased a 19 point half-time deficit in 2005, tying the school record for a second-half comeback. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Button, 29, admits he deserved some of the criticism in the nine years before his spectacular comeback. The Sun Small tortoiseshells have made a spectacular comeback, with large numbers now coming out of the chrysalis stage in sparkling colour. Times, Sunday Times They were once seen as the preserve of cash-strapped buyers, but now one-bedroom homes in prime locations are making a spectacular comeback. Times, Sunday Times What they did, though, was stage one of the most spectacular comebacks since, well ... since their last game 2½ months previously. Times, Sunday Times One scenario could see him attempt to stage a comeback as an untainted saviour when voters balk at the painful reality of economic austerity. Times, Sunday Times (2011) These are just some of the stranger items supposedly set for popularity this autumn, as 1990s styles stage a comeback. Times, Sunday Times (2015) One day, the three-piece suite will stage a comeback. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Newspaper profits, which collapsed as the recession hit advertising revenue, staged a strong comeback. Times, Sunday Times Sea eagles and otters have made a strong comeback and are now very common in and around the fjord. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A knee injury in 2005 sidetracked his career a little, but he has made a strong comeback in defence during 2006. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The industry had a strong comeback in the second half of the 19th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While the band hoped that it would be a springboard to a strong comeback, the album received little attention beyond what was left of the fan base. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But by the end, they were hailing a stunning comeback. The Sun At two sets down, he staged a stunning comeback. The Sun The same player then completed the stunning comeback. The Sun But full credit to them for mounting a stunning comeback after the break. The Sun Another stunning comeback, like last year? Times, Sunday Times For every successful comeback, though, there are a dozen tales of woe. Times, Sunday Times A successful comeback last year returned her instantly recognisable vocals to the charts and has prompted deluxe reissues of her first five albums. Times, Sunday Times So they look askance at birds such as the red kite, which with human help has made such a successful comeback here. Times, Sunday Times They should save their money for the summer break and build for a more successful comeback. The Sun The lifestyle guru has completed a successful comeback after a spell in jail for dodgy share deals. Times, Sunday Times Alt-metal's genre-defying oddities herald the summer's surprise comeback with a blast of thrilling wall-of-sound rock. Times, Sunday Times In the world of river cruising, paddleboats are making a surprise comeback, opening up waterways considered too shallow for some other boats to navigate. Times, Sunday Times This was a surprise comeback at a small venue to test the public mood. Times, Sunday Times If the gas princess can learn from her mistakes, she may yet stage a triumphant comeback and give her country the leadership it needs. The Sun Despite their difference in age, the two inspire each other to make a triumphant comeback on the stage. Times, Sunday Times It was her first world tour in over ten years and was announced as a triumphant comeback. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the major downside of the introduction of this rule would be the end of the unlikely comeback, many of which continue to be discussed today. Times, Sunday Times There was also an unlikely comeback team in the season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are unlikely comebacks and then there are unlikely comebacks. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 复出 Japanese: 復帰 |
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