Definition
这是一个四字成语(固定表达),字面意思是‘卷起尘土再次回来’,实际比喻失败以后重新整顿力量再次发动攻势或重新开始。常用于描述球队、公司、政治势力等在经历失败后东山再起。与其他‘重复’类词语不同,它强调从失败中重新站起来,而不是简单的再次尝试。
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to stage a comeback (after a defeat)to resume one's effortsto rally again
Examples
- ,卷土重来。Suīrán shàng cì jìngxuǎn shībài le, tā míngnián zhǔnbèi juǎn tǔ chóng lái.Although he lost the last election, he plans to stage a comeback next year.
- ,卷土重来。Zhè jiā gōngsī pòchǎn zhīhòu, kào xīn chǎnpǐn juǎn tǔ chóng lái le.After going bankrupt, the company staged a comeback with new products.
- 卷土重来,。Nà zhī qiúduì zài luòhòu sān qiú de qíngkuàng xià jūrán juǎn tǔ chóng lái, zuìzhōng yíng le bǐsài.That team staged a comeback despite being three goals down and ultimately won the match.
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