/ˈbækˌwɒʃ/ n.1.(of waves)退潮时的波浪回冲
2.【海】(from oars, propellor)(划桨引起的)反流；(推进器在水中激起的)尾流
3.【航空】(from aircraft engine)反向喷流
4.(repercussions)余波；反响；后果
The Treasury had been blaming the pound's weakness on the backwash from the falling dollar.财政部一直在把英镑的走弱归咎于美元贬值的影响。
in the backwash of sth在…的余波中；受到…的影响
The group has been caught in the backwash of the accounting problems which have hit the outsourcing company.该集团因这家外包公司受到会计问题冲击而遭受影响。