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throw·back /ˈθrəʊbæk $ ˈθroʊ-/ noun [countable usually singular] LIKE/SIMILARsomething that is similar to something that existed in the past, or belongs to the past 复古的事物throwback to Her whole outfit was a throwback to the 1970s. 她的整套衣服透出了回归20世纪70年代的复古风格。 a social event which is a throwback to a different age 回归到另一个时代的社交活动Examples from the Corpusthrowback• He is a throwback, the New Age kid who is making millions, but plays because he likes to play.• The shift of power, ironically, is a throwback to the traditional House power structure.• This term, a throwback to the early 1970s, is well past retirement age.• The antics were a throwback to earlier days at the Springs.throwback to• Hanoi remains a throwback to a time when cities were built for humans, not automobiles.throw·back nounChineseSyllable that similar is something something to Corpus that existed |