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单词 boomerang
释义
boomerang
bməræŋ ˈbumərˌæŋ
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense boomerangs, present participle boomeranging, past tense , past participle boomeranged
1 N-COUNT 飞去来器,回力镖(澳大利亚土著人最先使用) A boomerang is a curved piece of wood which comes back to you if you throw it in the correct way. Boomerangs were first used by the people who were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there. 飞去来器,回力镖(澳大利亚土著人最先使用)
2 VERB (计划)起反作用,使自食其果 If a plan boomerangs, its result is not the one that was intended and is harmful to the person who made the plan. (计划)起反作用,使自食其果
  • The trick boomeranged, though. [VERB]

    然而这个花招竟害了自己。

  • He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him. [V + on/against]

    他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的公投,但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。

SYN rebound, backfire, come home to roost
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