单词 | throwback |
释义 | throwback (once / 13808 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY throwback: throwbacks USAGE EXAMPLESThe stunt was a throwback to Jan. 1, 1976, when the prankster Daniel N. Finegood altered the letters in the same way. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) During the last few days, he’s even returned to a 1970s silver-spangled throwback costume, looking more like Sun Ra than his recent self. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) The tweet is a throwback reference to April Nardini’s science fair project that lead her to discover that Luke Danes was her father. Time(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a reappearance of an earlier characteristic Syn|Hyper atavism, reversion recurrence, return happening again (especially at regular intervals) 2n an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism Syn|Hyper atavist being, organism a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently 3adj characteristic of an atavist Syn atavistic regressive opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state |
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