Definition of boomerang in English:
boomerang
noun ˈbuːməraŋˈbuməˌræŋ
A curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower, traditionally used by Australian Aborigines as a hunting weapon.
回镖，回力镖（尤指澳大利亚土著人用的传统狩猎武器）- They change color like the chameleon, and they return like a boomerang.
- He says he found an ancient carving of a ‘quadrang’ style boomerang etched into a rock in Ilkley Moor depicting a boomerang as a weapon.
- One warrior stood with shield and boomerang in hand, making no attempt to throw the boomerang.
- Of course, his most effective weapons are his boomerangs, which he can use to take out distant enemies, break items, or glide from heights.
- She pulled out her huge boomerang and threw it hard at Scy.
- For your information, my weapon was a boomerang with a razor sharp blade.
- Well, although we associate the boomerang with Australian Aborigines, many cultures used boomerang-like equipment in prehistoric times.
- From where she is standing, Reika unlatches her boomerang and throws it in Gishdorn's direction.
- Don't try to catch razor-edged boomerangs thrown by feral children bare-handed.
- I myself slouch in my chair so badly that my spine is curved like a boomerang.
- Uma pounces on a soldier while throwing his boomerangs.
- Others of his favorite shapes look like Australian boomerangs.
- I heard the rattle of weapons such as boomerangs and spears.
- His weapons are small boomerangs about eighteen inches long and a very sharp, six-foot long spear.
- He favours an Aboriginal ceremony, with a flaming boomerang curving majestically into the waiting cauldron as the highlight.
- She threw the boomerang, and it spun through the air toward him, straight toward his armored chest.
- Using the boomerang as a weapon, men were able to cause the flying foxes to fall to earth.
- She threw one of the boomerangs at Al who was standing with his hand out.
- As soon as I spoke he raised the boomerang to throw it.
- ‘Anyway my weapon is a boomerang which doesn't look like much but it can surely do some damage with its extreme magic power’ said Sun.
verb ˈbuːməraŋˈbuməˌræŋ
[no object](of a plan or action) recoil on the originator.
（言行，计谋等）使人自食其果misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a car-maker在质量问题上误导消费者的汽车制造商最终将自食其果。
- Very few would attempt to use the cursing stone rites now as a mistake in procedure is said to cause the intentions to boomerang.
- When discussing holidays, never be tempted to sound knowledgeable about a place you have not actually visited, because this will boomerang back on you.
- Don't condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang.
- What we repress, if it is repressed severely enough, can boomerang back on us.
- However, because of their inefficiency, these restrictions are apt to boomerang against the industry in the long run.
- Well, perhaps because people are wondering whether this investigation is going to boomerang on the Republican leadership.
- Because if an atmosphere was created or allowed to persist that allowed one minority group to be targeted, it had the potential to boomerang on the others, as well.
- If the Government's gamble fails, their talk of insurance and premiums will boomerang back at them.
- The striking workers should believe their collective action might boomerang back at them.
- For example, the time-honored admonition to make sure kids with colds or the flu rest in bed and get plenty of fluids could actually boomerang.
- It is bound to boomerang upon them at some point of time or the other.
- It is not unknown for government interventions to boomerang creating situations worse than the original problem.
- If a facility executive fails to get that buy-in, the new software can boomerang.
- Sooner or later it boomerangs and, like a bad joke, comes back to haunt and ridicule you.
- We need to encourage those countries to think of nuclear weapons as dangerous junk that at best will boomerang and destroy all that they care about.
- A veil should be drawn over his attempted clearance that boomeranged for a Rangers corner.
- The jealousy and bitterness that he has engendered will boomerang and take its toll from the one who caused this imbalance and disharmony.
- Development here has often been based on strategies that have boomeranged.
- The comment, however facetious, boomeranged against Sinclair.
- Through this book, I have tried to say that American policies have boomeranged everywhere.
backfire, recoil, reverse, rebound, come back, bounce back, spring back, return, ricochethave an adverse effect, have unwelcome repercussions, be self-defeating, cause one to be hoist with one's own petardinformal blow up in one's facearchaic redound
Origin
Early 19th century: from Dharuk.
Definition of boomerang in US English:
boomerang
nounˈbuməˌræŋˈbo͞oməˌraNG
A curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so as to return to the thrower, traditionally used by Australian Aborigines as a hunting weapon.
回镖，回力镖（尤指澳大利亚土著人用的传统狩猎武器）- One warrior stood with shield and boomerang in hand, making no attempt to throw the boomerang.
- Don't try to catch razor-edged boomerangs thrown by feral children bare-handed.
- His weapons are small boomerangs about eighteen inches long and a very sharp, six-foot long spear.
- Using the boomerang as a weapon, men were able to cause the flying foxes to fall to earth.
- She pulled out her huge boomerang and threw it hard at Scy.
- She threw one of the boomerangs at Al who was standing with his hand out.
- From where she is standing, Reika unlatches her boomerang and throws it in Gishdorn's direction.
- Well, although we associate the boomerang with Australian Aborigines, many cultures used boomerang-like equipment in prehistoric times.
- Of course, his most effective weapons are his boomerangs, which he can use to take out distant enemies, break items, or glide from heights.
- He says he found an ancient carving of a ‘quadrang’ style boomerang etched into a rock in Ilkley Moor depicting a boomerang as a weapon.
- For your information, my weapon was a boomerang with a razor sharp blade.
- She threw the boomerang, and it spun through the air toward him, straight toward his armored chest.
- As soon as I spoke he raised the boomerang to throw it.
- ‘Anyway my weapon is a boomerang which doesn't look like much but it can surely do some damage with its extreme magic power’ said Sun.
- I heard the rattle of weapons such as boomerangs and spears.
- Others of his favorite shapes look like Australian boomerangs.
- I myself slouch in my chair so badly that my spine is curved like a boomerang.
- He favours an Aboriginal ceremony, with a flaming boomerang curving majestically into the waiting cauldron as the highlight.
- They change color like the chameleon, and they return like a boomerang.
- Uma pounces on a soldier while throwing his boomerangs.
verbˈbuməˌræŋˈbo͞oməˌraNG
[no object](of a plan or action) return to the originator, often with negative consequences.
misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a carmaker在质量问题上误导消费者的汽车制造商最终将自食其果。
- We need to encourage those countries to think of nuclear weapons as dangerous junk that at best will boomerang and destroy all that they care about.
- Sooner or later it boomerangs and, like a bad joke, comes back to haunt and ridicule you.
- It is not unknown for government interventions to boomerang creating situations worse than the original problem.
- What we repress, if it is repressed severely enough, can boomerang back on us.
- Don't condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang.
- For example, the time-honored admonition to make sure kids with colds or the flu rest in bed and get plenty of fluids could actually boomerang.
- Because if an atmosphere was created or allowed to persist that allowed one minority group to be targeted, it had the potential to boomerang on the others, as well.
- The jealousy and bitterness that he has engendered will boomerang and take its toll from the one who caused this imbalance and disharmony.
- If the Government's gamble fails, their talk of insurance and premiums will boomerang back at them.
- It is bound to boomerang upon them at some point of time or the other.
- The striking workers should believe their collective action might boomerang back at them.
- The comment, however facetious, boomeranged against Sinclair.
- A veil should be drawn over his attempted clearance that boomeranged for a Rangers corner.
- When discussing holidays, never be tempted to sound knowledgeable about a place you have not actually visited, because this will boomerang back on you.
- Very few would attempt to use the cursing stone rites now as a mistake in procedure is said to cause the intentions to boomerang.
- However, because of their inefficiency, these restrictions are apt to boomerang against the industry in the long run.
- Through this book, I have tried to say that American policies have boomeranged everywhere.
- Well, perhaps because people are wondering whether this investigation is going to boomerang on the Republican leadership.
- If a facility executive fails to get that buy-in, the new software can boomerang.
- Development here has often been based on strategies that have boomeranged.
backfire, recoil, reverse, rebound, come back, bounce back, spring back, return, ricochet
Origin
Early 19th century: from Dharuk.