the action of drawing or pulling a thing over a surface, especially a road or track
(尤指在道路、轨道上)拖拉,牵引
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a primitive vehicle used in animal traction .用畜力拖拉的原始车辆。
motive power provided for such movement, especially on a railway
(尤指在铁路上的)牵引力,拉力
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the changeover to diesel and electric traction .向柴油机和电力牵引的大转变。
locomotives collectively
机车总称。
the grip of a tyre on a road or a wheel on a rail
(汽车轮胎、火车车轮的)附着摩擦力
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his car hit a patch of ice and lost traction. 他的车开到了一片冰上,打起滑来了。
the extent to which an idea, product, etc. gains popularity or acceptance
(想法、产品等的) 知名度,受欢迎度
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analysts predicted that the technology would rapidly gain traction in the corporate mobile market .分析人士预测这项技术将会迅速地在商业手机市场受到欢迎。
【医】 (尤指治疗骨折及畸形的)牵引(术)
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his leg is in traction .他的腿正在作牵引治疗。
"late Middle English (denoting contraction, such as that of a muscle): from French, or from medieval Latin