switchback

美 [ˈswɪtʃbæk]英 [ˈswɪtʃbæk]
  • n.(陡坡路上的)急转弯,180度的转弯;(公路或铁路坡道上的)之字形路线;(公路或铁路的)不断起伏的路线
  • adj.曲折的

复数: switchbacks

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noun

1

(公路或铁路坡道上的)之字形路线;(公路或铁路的)不断起伏的路线
a road or railway/railroad track that has many sharp bends as it goes up a steep hill, or one that rises and falls steeply many times

2

(陡坡路上的)急转弯,180度的转弯
a 180 degree bend in a road that is going up a steep hill

3


switchback

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (公路的)之字形坡路,不断起伏的路线;陡坡
    A switchback is a road which rises and falls sharply many times, or a sharp rise and fall in a road.

    ...a dizzy bus ride over a switchback road.

    乘公共汽车驶过一段颠簸起伏的公路时感到头晕目眩

  • 2
    N-COUNT (有连续急转弯的)上山公路;(公路上的)急转弯
    A switchback is a road which goes up a steep hill in a series of sharp bends, or a sharp bend in a road.

    Several hundred yards beyond the first switchback in the road, he came to the second bend.

    过了公路上第一个急转弯几百码处,他又遇到了第二个急转弯。

  1. Several hundred yards beyond the first switchback in the road , he came to the second bend .

    过了公路上第一个急转弯几百码处,他又遇到了第二个急转弯。

  2. Finally , this paper analyses the quantity of operating trains and the requirements of the switchback stations under the mixed running mode .

    并以上海城市轨道交通某线路为例,分析了不同编组混合运行条件下,车辆运用数量比较以及折返站要求等问题。

  3. I remember stories she told about traveling down switchback cliff paths on a mule ,

    我依旧记得她讲述的故事:她和我的叔叔骑着骡子穿行在高低起伏的悬崖小路上,

  4. Yes there is ... don 't you remember Captain . You can sail to Switchback Cove

    是的没错…但是如果你不记得了船长.你可以顺着洋流

  5. The roads wound through every part of the Bay Area - from the leafy lanes of Menlo Park to the switchbacks of Lombard Street .

    这些路线经过了湾区的每一个部分,从门洛帕克(MenloPark)的林荫道到隆巴德街(LombardStreet)之字爬坡路线。

  6. Tracking the year 2012 in autos reveals an unusual number of straightaways that were transformed into hairpins and switchbacks by human folly .

    回溯2012年的汽车业,我们发现,许多车企原本可以走上一马平川的康庄大道,但最后却由于人为因素,把坦途走成了“山路十八弯”。

  7. With a maximum height of nearly 3000 metres , getting back down again , via a nerve-inducing series of switchbacks ( the aptly named Devil 's Nose ) is a memorable white-knuckle experience .

    最高海拔将近3000米,高低起伏,一系列让人捏汗的曲折回环(被合适地称作“魔鬼的鼻梁”)组成了难忘的惊险之旅。

  8. The different losses of transport capacities are caused by crossing routes when the regional rail line takes different reentrant patterns in the middle switchback stations . Adaptability analysis is accomplished on Turn-back capacity of switchback stations according to different train routing mode .

    轨道交通市域线在中间折返站采取不同折返形式,由进路交叉干扰所产生的能力损失不同,文章针对不同交路模式在中间折返站进行了能力适应性分析。