traction
/ˈtrækʃn/
n.
一句话记住
牵引力;抓地力;(想法、产品获得的)支持,认可;势头
释义与例句
n.
牵引力;抓地力
the force that keeps a wheel or tyre from sliding on a surface
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The tyres lose traction on wet roads.
轮胎在湿滑路面上会失去抓地力。
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Snow chains give the car extra traction in winter.
防滑链能在冬天给汽车额外的抓地力。
展开其余 3 条例句
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The train needs strong traction to climb the steep slope.
火车需要强大的牵引力才能爬上陡坡。
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Worn tyres reduce traction and increase the risk of accidents.
磨损的轮胎会降低抓地力,增加事故风险。
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This heavy truck has excellent traction even on gravel.
这辆重型卡车即使在碎石路上抓地力也很好。
n.
(想法、产品获得的)支持,认可;势头
the extent to which an idea or product becomes accepted or popular
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The idea is gaining traction among young voters.
这个想法正获得越来越多年轻选民的支持。
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The app finally got traction after a famous blogger mentioned it.
这款应用在一名知名博主提到之后才终于打开了局面。
展开其余 3 条例句
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Plans for a new library have failed to gain traction.
新建图书馆的计划未能获得支持。
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Electric buses are slowly gaining traction in small cities.
电动公交车在小城市正慢慢得到认可。
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Without funding, the project will never gain commercial traction.
没有资金,这个项目永远无法在商业上取得进展。
词源与构词
tract(拉)+ -ion(名词后缀),拉的力量就是牵引力;一个想法被“拉着往前走”,就是获得支持。
tract
词根 · to pull,拉
-ion
后缀 · 名词后缀,表行为或状态
记忆钩子
tract(拉)+ -ion:拉得住地面是抓地力,拉得动大众就是势头。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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abstract 抽象的;理论上的Abstract ideas are easier to understand with concrete examples. 抽象概念借助具体例子会更容易理解。
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attract 吸引;招引The exhibition attracted thousands of visitors. 这个展览吸引了数千名参观者。
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attractive 有吸引力的;诱人的The city offers an attractive mix of old and new. 这座城市兼具古老与现代,很有吸引力。
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contract 合同;契约They signed a two-year contract. 他们签了一份两年的合同。
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distract 分散(注意力);使分心Don't distract the driver. 不要分散司机的注意力。
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extract 提取;拔出;摘录The dentist extracted the bad tooth. 牙医拔掉了那颗坏牙。
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protract 延长;拖延Bad weather protracted the journey by several hours. 恶劣天气使旅程延长了好几个小时。
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subtract 减去;扣除Subtract five from ten and you get five. 十减五等于五。
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tractor 拖拉机;牵引车The farmer drove the tractor across the field at dawn. 农民在黎明时开着拖拉机穿过田野。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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tractor 拖拉机tract + -or,提供牵引力的机器。
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tractive 牵引的tract + -ive,形容词形式。
同义词
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grip 抓地力grip 更口语,泛指抓牢;traction 是物理术语,强调轮胎与地面的摩擦牵引。These boots give good grip on ice. 这双靴子在冰面上抓地力很好。
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momentum 势头;动力momentum 强调发展的速度与惯性;traction 强调被市场或大众接受。The campaign is gaining momentum across the country. 这场运动正在全国范围内获得势头。
反义词
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slippage 打滑;滑动Heavy rain caused slippage on the mountain road. 大雨导致山路出现打滑。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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attraction 吸引力at-(朝向)+ tract 是吸引;traction 没有前缀,指纯粹的“拉力、抓地力”。The main attraction of the town is its old bridge. 这座小镇最吸引人的地方是它的古桥。
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distraction 分心;分散注意力的事物dis-(分开)+ tract 是把注意力拉开;traction 是拉这个动作本身带来的抓地力。The phone is a constant distraction during study. 手机在学习时是持续的干扰。
常见搭配
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gain traction 获得支持;开始流行The idea is gaining traction in rural areas. 这个想法在农村地区正获得支持。
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lose traction 失去抓地力;失去势头The car lost traction on the icy bridge. 汽车在结冰的桥上失去了抓地力。
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in traction 接受牵引治疗He spent three weeks in traction after the fall. 摔倒后他接受牵引治疗三周。