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单词 piggyback
释义
piggyback
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/us
/ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/
(alsopiggyback ride)
arideon someone's back withyourarmsround the person'sneckandyourlegsroundtheirwaist:
背，驮
Igaveher a piggybackride.我背着她。
picture of piggyback
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piggyback
adverb
uk
/ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/us
/ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/
on someone's back, or on the back of something:
在（某人的）背上；在（某物的）顶上
Martharodepiggybackonherdad.玛莎骑在她爸爸的背上。
Domcarriedhisdaughterpiggyback when she got tootiredtowalk.女儿累得走不动时，多姆就背着她走。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Children's games
  • dress-up box
  • dressing-up box
  • follow-my-leader
  • French cricket
  • go fish
  • Hacky Sack
  • hopscotch
  • jack
  • leapfrog
  • life
  • midget
  • musical chairs
  • painting
  • painting by numbersidiom
  • peekaboo
  • piggy in the middle
  • Pokémon
  • tag
  • trick-or-treating
  • warm
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piggyback
verb[I]
uk
/ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/us
/ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/
to use something that someoneelsehas made or done inorderto get anadvantage:
沾光，搭便车
Everyonewantsto piggybackonthephenomenalsuccessof the TVseries.每个人都想借这部电视连续剧大获成功的机会沾点光。
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  • an ace upyoursleeveidiom
  • attraction
  • be well in thereidiom
  • be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
  • head start
  • hold all the cardsidiom
  • in
  • in the right place at the right timeidiom
  • it's tough at the topidiom
  • lock
  • lose
  • profit
  • scent bloodidiom
  • secret weapon
  • silver lining
  • stick
  • the best of both worldsidiom
  • tough
  • trouble
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(Definition ofpiggybackfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

piggyback| American Dictionary

piggyback
adjective,adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈpɪɡ·iˌbæk/
on someone’s back:
UncleSeanlovesto give Tyler piggybackrides.
(Definition ofpiggybackfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

piggyback| Business English

piggyback
verb[I]
uk
/ˈpɪɡibæk/us
to use something that alreadyexistsor has already been donesuccessfullyto do somethingelsequicklyoreffectively:
piggyback on/off/onto sthThemobilephonecompanymanagedtobreakintoEuropeanmarketsby piggybacking offexistingnetworks.
piggyback
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpɪɡibæk/us
(alsopiggy-back)
used todescribesomething thatpiggybacksoff anothersuccessfuloreffectivething:
piggyback arrangements/advertising/loansMortgagecustomerswereattractedbyofferssuch as piggybackloanstopayfordeposits.
(Definition ofpiggybackfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpiggyback

piggyback
Therefore, he concludes, genes for schizophreniapiggybackon the neuroregulatory genes such that if both are present, then both are inherited.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To overcome some of the problems ofpiggybackeconomic trials, the bootstrapping technique is used to simulate repeated trials.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, it would need to 'piggyback' (free-ride?) on existing state systems of payroll.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ridingpiggybackon this development, humanism turned into an international force.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A second gene adjacent to the first gene maypiggybackon it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The talk nowadays is of giving priority to rail over road transport and going in for piggybacking.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Finally, it would mean undertaking to develop 'piggybacking' and making immediate use of the existing transverse lines, which are under-used.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Although there are many different techniques for conducting economic analyses of medical interventions, a common approach is to collect data on outcomes and costs along clinical trials (piggybackstudies).
From theCambridge English Corpus
We examined with great interest the proposals aimed at developing alternative, non-polluting means of transport such aspiggybacktransport.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Secondly, and this is a very important aspect, promoting rail transport and developingpiggybacktransport systems.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
When will there be a resolution to prioritise rail andpiggybacktransport, and moreover, one for other choices relating to national and regional development?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
A number of people, particularly anti-fraud officers, have suggested that "piggybacking" is much more substantial than we think.
From the
Hansard archive
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In order to get a piece of the action for themselves, some of them copied, or piggybacked, his trades for their own accounts.
From
Wikipedia
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By 1955, an additional 25 railroads had begun some form of piggy-back trailer service.
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Wikipedia
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He himself piggybacked the trades for his own benefit, and the volume led one of his colleagues to get suspicious.
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