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单词 pendulum
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pendulumnoun

uk/ˈpen.dʒəl.əm/us/ˈpen.dʒəl.əm/

[ C ] a device consisting of a weight on a stick or thread that moves from one side to the other, especially one that forms a part of some types of clocks:

The pendulum in the grandfather clock swung back and forth.
The spaceship's jets were fired periodically to dampen a side-to-side pendulum motion that had developed.

[ S ] a change, especially from one opinion to an opposite one:

As so often in education, the pendulum has swung back to the other extreme and testing is popular again.

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Watches & clocks

  • 24-hour clock
  • against the clock idiom
  • alarm clock
  • at/on the stroke of sth idiom
  • bezel
  • clock
  • crystal
  • hour hand
  • hourglass
  • lose
  • minute hand
  • movement
  • radio alarm clock
  • second hand
  • slow
  • strike
  • watchband
  • watchstrap
  • winder
  • wristwatch

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Changing your mind

pendulumnoun [ C ]

us/ˈpen·dʒə·ləm/

a device consisting of a weight hanging on a rod or cord that moves from one side to the other, esp. one that forms a part of a clock

A pendulum is also power or control of an activity that changes from one group to another:

In labor-management relations, the pendulum has swung wildly in the direction of the players.
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