traction
noun[U]
uk/ˈtræk.ʃən/us/ˈtræk.ʃən/tractionnoun[U](WHEEL/TYRE)
theabilityof awheelortyretoholdthegroundwithoutsliding:
(车轮或轮胎对地面的)附着摩擦力Indeepsnow,peopleshould usesnowtyresontheirvehiclesto give thembettertraction.在积雪深厚的地方,人们应该给车子装上雪地轮胎以增强轮胎的附着摩擦力。
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- backsomeoneup
- behind the wheelidiom
- bike
- biting point
- boxed in
- branch off
- coast
- drive off
- DWI
- jam
- pullsomeoneup shortidiom
- run away withsomeone
- satnav
- self-driving
- snow chains
- steer
- steerable
- undertake
- undertaking
tractionnoun[U](PULLING)
engineeringspecialized
thepullingof aheavyloadover asurface, or thepowerused in this:
拖拉,牵引;牵引力steamtraction蒸汽牵引
medicalspecialized
aformofmedicaltreatmentthatinvolvesusingspecialequipmenttopullgentlyaninjuredpartof thebody,especiallyanarmorleg, for alongperiodoftime:
(尤指对胳膊或腿部的)牵引(疗法)After her backoperationpoorMira wasintraction for sixweeks.背部手术后,可怜的米拉做了6个星期的牵引治疗。
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- twitch
- yank
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Medical & surgical equipment
tractionnoun[U](ACCEPTANCE)
thefactof anidea,product, etc.becomingpopularor beingaccepted:
(观点或产品等)变得流行(或被接受)Inourdigitalage, ittakeslesstimefor new words andphrasestogaintraction than it did in the past.在当前数码时代,新词或词组流行起来要过去快得多。
Accepting & agreeing
- acceptance
- accepting
- accommodation
- accreditation
- agree tosomething
- agree withsomething
- approved
- concur
- murmur
- reconcile
- rise
- root
- rule
- seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
- self-acceptance
- self-acknowledged
- self-admitted
- settle onsomething
- sign on the dotted lineidiom
- unanimous