中英互译
boomerang
英 /ˈbuːməræŋ/美 /ˈbuːməræŋ/
基本释义
- n.回旋镖;(比喻)自食其果的言行;职场“回头客”(离职后又返回原公司工作的人)
- vi.害人反害己,自食其果
复数boomerangs
第三人称单数boomerangs
现在分词boomeranging
过去式boomeranged
过去分词boomeranged
GMAT
双语例句
- He risks defeat in the referendum that he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.他冒着失败的风险呼吁全民投票,但这很可能会使他面临自作自受的危险。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- A hug is like a boomerang—you get it back right away as you throw it out.拥抱就像回力镖——扔出去,你马上就会得回它。
- By contrast, the risk of boomerang effects is greatly reduced with soft-sell approaches.相比之下,软推销的方法大大降低了反倾销效应的风险。
网络短语
- Boomerang Nebula回力棒星云;布莫让星云;飞镖星云
- Boomerang Generation回巢族;回飞镖族;啃老族
- Cotton Boomerang棉花小魔女;草棉小魔女;小组队
- Boomerang snake回旋蛇镖;旋蛇镖;回旋蛇球;盘旋蛇球
- Boomerang Kids归巢族;啃老族;归巢子女
词义分布
回飞棒
42.9%
飞去来器
28.6%
回旋镖
28.6%
英英释义
- n.a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
- n.a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- v.return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
词源
- boomerang来自xdk bumariny.
- boomerang回力镖来自澳大利亚土著语。现主要用于短语boomerang kid, 啃老族。
- boomerangBorrowing from Dharug bumariny.