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back-and-forth

/bak-uhn-fawrth, -fohrth, -uhnd-/US // ˈbæk ənˈfɔrθ, -ˈfoʊrθ, -ənd- //

来来回回,来回,来回走动,来来回回的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : backward and forward; side to side; to and fro: a back-and-forth shuttling of buses to the stadium; the back-and-forth movement of a clock's pendulum.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : unresolved argument or discussion.

Examples

  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • Think back to the Bush-Kerry race of 2004, the Thrilla in Vanilla.

  • Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.

  • Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.

  • The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.

  • I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.

  • Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.

  • The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.

  • With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.

  • She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.