boomerang

英 ['buːməræŋ] 美 ['buːməræŋ]

• n. 自食其果的行为；回飞镖
• v. 自食其果

英英释义

Noun:

1. a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower

2. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

Verb:

1. return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. No, gossip is cyclical and karmic, like a boomerang.
   不，流言是循环的，是有因果的，就像自食其果。
2. The boomerang child phenomenon has become a social problem on a nationwide scale.
   啃老族现象已成为全国性的社会问题。
3. He bought a boomerang made in France.
   他买了个法国制造的回飞棒。
4. They hunt game with spears or a curved wooden boomerang.
   他们用长矛或木制曲形飞镖猎取野味。

用作动词 (v.)

1. If one of these children died, this whole plan is liable to boomerang on us.
   如果孩子们中有一个死了,这整个计划可能使我们反受其害。
2. His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged (on him) when he was charged with libel.
   他企图败坏对手名声反而自食其果，被控以诽谤罪。

词汇搭配

• boomerang baby 还巢儿
• boomerang effect 相反效果,反向效应,...
• boomerang sediment corer 自返器
• boomerang needle holder 前列腺缝合器...
• baby boomerang 还巢现象

近反义词

【近义词】

• rebound 弹回
• bounce back (受挫折后)恢复原状...
• return 返回
• come back 回来
• ricochet 弹飞
• backfire (指内燃机等)逆火...