boom·er·ang
noun/ˈbuːməræŋ/
/ˈbuːməræŋ/
- a curved flat piece of wood that you throw and that can fly in a circle and come back to you. Boomerangs were first used by Australian Aborigines as weapons when they were hunting.
enlarge image回力镖，飞去来器（澳大利亚土著人最先用于狩猎） - (figurative) The plan had a boomerang effect (= caused unexpected harm to the person responsible for it).
该计划产生了回旋镖效应（=对负责人造成了意想不到的伤害）。
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Dharuk. - (figurative) The plan had a boomerang effect (= caused unexpected harm to the person responsible for it).