pendulum

名词摆，钟摆; 摇摆不定的事态（或局面）

名词

1. 摆(锤),振动体：pencil magnet 笔形吸铁器 | pendulum 摆(锤),振动体 | penetrameter X射线透度计

2. 摆,振动体;钟摆：peg钉,栓,桩,销子 | pendulum摆,振动体;钟摆 | permanent永久的,持久的

1. 钟摆
    The pendulum of a clock is a rod with a weight at the end which swings from side to side in order to make the clock work.

2. pendulum是什么意思

2. （局势意见等的）摇摆不定，变化不定
    You can use the idea of a pendulum and the way it swings regularly as a way of talking about regular changes in a situation or in people's opinions.

    e.g. The pendulum has swung back and the American car companies have made dramatic advances in safety...
           三十年河东，三十年河西，美国汽车公司在安全方面已经取得了巨大进步。
    e.g. The political pendulum has swung in favour of the liberals.
           政治形势转而对自由主义者有利。

1. But McCann will keep hold of the old pennies in case they need to be returned to the pendulum at a future date.

2. pendulum什么意思

2. By addressing the risks before their technology widely enters the public domain, nano experts hope to forestall this backward swing of the pendulum.

3. pendulum是什么意思

3. Representatives of both perspectives are nestled in top Administration circles, and there have been periodic swings of the pendulum toward one side or the other.

4. Researchers and observers on both sides have referred to Japan's hot and cold attitude toward bilateral ties as the " pendulum effect ".

5. Yet the fear is that the pendulum might swing too far to the other extreme.

6. Yet today the pendulum has arguably swung too far in the opposite direction.

7. A Washington Post article observed that " the pendulum has begun to swing back ".

8. 911查询·英语单词

8. But economists understand the brutality of market forces as the pendulum of demand and supply swings from one extreme to another.

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