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单词 snapback
释义

snapback

[ snap-bak ]
/ ˈsnæpˌbæk /

noun

a sudden rebound or recovery.
Football. snap (def. 34).

Origin of snapback

1885–90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase snap back

Words nearby snapback

snakeweed, snakewood, snaky, snap, snap at, snapback, snap bean, snap brim, Snapchat, snap course, snapdragon
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Example sentences from the Web for snapback

  • Following the tension there was a snapback; a feeling of languor and disappointment possessed us.

    The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for snapback

snapback
/ (ˈsnæpˌbæk) /

noun

a sudden rebound or change in direction
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with snapback

snap back

Rebound from a setback, recover quickly, as in I think we'll snap back quickly from this business downturn. This idiom transfers the sudden release of tension on, for example, a branch to other kinds of recovery. [First half of 1900s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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