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draw back

/draw-bak/US // ˈdrɔˌbæk //UK // (ˈdrɔːˌbæk) //

后退,缩减,逡巡不前,缩回

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
    • : Commerce. an amount paid back from a charge made.
    • : Government. a refund of tariff or other tax, as when imported goods are reexported.

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Examples

  • Other tech visionaries are toying with ways to revitalize publishing on the open web as a means for content creators to retain independence and control and users to escape the drawbacks of today's giant platforms.

  • The app’s major drawback is that you have to pay for it, but this allows its developers to sustain the platform without ads or data-harvesting.

  • One of the drawbacks of these models is that performance can falter a bit as the bag gets fuller.

  • Though social media has its drawbacks, it enables these products and concepts to reach a wider audience.

  • The problem, he says, is that forecasting comes in two main categories, and both suffer from substantial drawbacks.

  • The drawback was that the terrain in front of Bradley made success very costly.

  • There could be business drawback on investment in the country.

  • Larry King, for one, said his successor also suffered from a completely different drawback.

  • However, there is a major drawback: You have to remember it.

  • Another drawback: These plants are huge, which can cause all sorts of problems.

  • The chief drawback is the want of knowledge and appliances for the proper curing of the leaf.

  • There is no wood of any size to be procured among the islands, which is a great drawback upon its utility as a port.

  • The two financial privileges enjoyed by the Press were the 'drawback' of 1d a lb.

  • The only drawback was the Toby dog's developing a tendency to howl in the wrong place.

  • The only drawback was that eating them produced great thirst, which is much more difficult to bear than hunger.