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traction
- IPA[ˈtrakʃn]
英式
- the action of drawing or pulling something over a surface, especially a road or track；motive power provided to draw or pull something, especially on a railway
noun: traction
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the action of drawing or pulling something over a surface, especially a road or track a primitive vehicle used in animal traction
- ▪ motive power provided to draw or pull something, especially on a railway the changeover to diesel and electric traction
- ▪ locomotives collectively a pent-up demand for traction and rolling stock
- 2. the grip of a tyre on a road or a wheel on a rail his car hit a patch of ice and lost traction
- 3. the extent to which an idea, product, etc. gains popularity or acceptance analysts predicted that the technology would rapidly gain traction in the corporate mobile market if a film got a little traction, a wider release could be negotiated
- 4. the application of a sustained pull on a limb or muscle, especially in order to maintain the position of a fractured bone or to correct a deformity his leg is in traction
