backlash
noun /ˈbæklæʃ/
/ˈbæklæʃ/
[singular]- a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
(对社会变动等的)强烈抵制,集体反对 - backlash (from somebody) The government is facing an angry backlash from voters over the new tax.
政府正面临选民对新税项的强烈反对。 - They face a backlash from shareholders.
他们面临来自股东的强烈反对。 - backlash (against something) There was a conservative backlash against the feminism of the 80s.
保守派强烈反对80年代的女权主义。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- conservative
- anti-American
- anti-feminist
- …
- cause
- create
- engender
- …
- backlash against
- backlash from
- backlash (from somebody) The government is facing an angry backlash from voters over the new tax.