pendulum
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_252_apen·du·lum /ˈpendjələm $ -dʒə-/ noun [countable] 1. DHa long metal stick with a weight at the bottom that swings regularly from side to side to control the working of a clock 钟摆2 the pendulum CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTused to talk about the tendency of ideas, beliefs etc to change regularly to the opposite 〔主张、信念等的〕摇摆不定 After several years of Republican government, the pendulum will undoubtedly swing back and voters will elect a Democrat. 由共和党执政数年后，选民无疑会掉过头来，选出一位民主党人。the pendulum of the pendulum of fashion 时尚的钟摆
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pendulum• A weight suspended on the end of a piece of string and then set in motion acts as a pendulum.• Others dislike pendulums, sticks or rods.• The cool movement, if it can be called that, swung the jazz pendulum quite a bit.• That frenzied period has passed and, if anything, the pendulum has swung in the other direction.• As we neared the center, we saw the pendulum clearly.• Thus the pendulum of public pressure swings back and forth, reflecting the unresolved tensions within public policy.• The pendulum has swung from silly dreaming to grinding pragmatism.Origin pendulum (1600-1700) Modern Latin Latin pendulus; → PENDULOUSpen·du·lum nounChineseSyllable
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pendulum
pen‧du‧lum /ˈpendjələm, ˈpendjʊləm $ -dʒə-/
noun [countable]1. a long metal stick with a weight at the bottom that swings regularly from side to side to control the working of a clock
2. the pendulum used to talk about the tendency of ideas, beliefs etc to change regularly to the opposite:
After several years of Republican government, the pendulum will undoubtedly swing back and voters will elect a Democrat.
the pendulum of
the pendulum of fashion
pen‧du‧lum /ˈpendjələm, ˈpendjʊləm $ -dʒə-/
noun [countable]1. a long metal stick with a weight at the bottom that swings regularly from side to side to control the working of a clock2. the pendulum used to talk about the tendency of ideas, beliefs etc to change regularly to the opposite:
the pendulum of
