pendulum
US /ˈpen.dʒəl.əm/
UK /ˈpen.dʒəl.əm/
名詞
1.
鐘擺, 擺
a weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward, especially one used to regulate the mechanism of a clock
範例:
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The pendulum of the grandfather clock swung steadily back and forth.
祖父鐘的鐘擺穩定地來回擺動。
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In physics class, we measured the period of a simple pendulum.
在物理課上，我們測量了單擺的週期。
2.
鐘擺（比喻）
used to refer to the tendency of a situation to oscillate between one extreme and another
範例:
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The political pendulum has swung back to the conservative side.
政治鐘擺已經擺回了保守派一邊。
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Public opinion is like a pendulum, constantly shifting.
公眾輿論就像鐘擺，不斷變化。
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