| 词汇 |
boomerang |
| 释义 |
boomerang noun /ˈbuːməræŋ/ /ˈbuːməræŋ/  enlarge image 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.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).该计划产生了反效果。
词源early 19th cent.: from Dharuk.
boomerang verb /ˈbuːməræŋ/ /ˈbuːməræŋ/ [intransitive] - if a plan boomerangs on somebody, it hurts them instead of the person it was intended to hurt(计划等)令人反受其害 synonym backfire
词源early 19th cent.: from Dharuk.
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