throwback

[US]/'θrəʊbæk/
[UK]/'θrobæk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 掷回,挫折,阻止,大倒退,返祖
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

throwback Thursday

怀旧星期四

Example Sentences

a lot of his work is a throwback to the fifties.

他的许多作品带有50年代的返古味道。

With its leisurely pace and unfancy filmmaking, "The Princess Diaries" is a likable throwback to an old tradition of pictures from the Disney studio.

从容的节奏加上并不花哨的制作,<<公主日记>>倒更像是迪斯尼拍的传统老片。

a throwback to the 80s fashion

回顾80年代的时尚

a throwback to the good old days

回忆美好的往昔

a throwback to childhood memories

勾起童年回忆

a throwback to traditional values

传统价值的回归

a throwback to simpler times

回到简单的时代

a nostalgic throwback to the past

怀旧的回顾过去

a musical throwback to the 90s

音乐上的90年代怀旧

a throwback to classic literature

对经典文学的回顾

a throwback to vintage cars

复古汽车的回顾

a throwback to retro video games

复古视频游戏的回顾

Real-world Examples

I love the throwback to the '60s.

我超六十年代复古风。

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

This is a throwback Thursday that you posted.

这是你在" 复古周四" 发的一张照片。

Source: The Ellen Show

The very layout of many offices is a throwback to a pre-pandemic age.

许多办公室的布局本身就是疫情前的风格。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Then I think everybody knows it, throwback Thursday.

然后我想大家应该都知道「回顾星期四」吧。

Source: The Ellen Show

Yeah, so, first of all, it was interesting, you throwback to HP.

你回首了惠普的往事,让我深有感触。

Source: Steve Jobs' speech

So this is my throwback outfit.

这是我的复古装。

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

Well, I mean that's a... - That is a throwback.

我是说那是… … - 这是一种倒退。

Source: Gourmet Base

Here's a throwback to eight-year-old me performing the violin.

这是我八岁时拉小提琴的回忆。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

He wore a similarly styled shirt and even completed the throwback look with high white socks.

他身穿一件同款T恤,脚蹬一双白色中筒袜,造型复古。

Source: VOA Special September 2017 Collection

The suburb is a throwback to pre-sort America, but bristling with post-sort partisanship.

郊区是对美国前分类的回归,但是却充斥着后分类的党派偏见。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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