come·back/`kʌmˏbæk; ˈkʌmbæk/ n 1 make a comeback to return after a long time and become popular or successful again 〔经历一段长时间后〕再度流行; 再次成功: a fashion that made a brief comeback in the 1980s 20 世纪 80 年代再度流行一时的时装 2 [C] a quick reply that is clever or funny 〔机智、幽默的〕回答: I can never think of a good comeback. 我永远想不出一个巧妙的应答。