boomerang
英
['buːməræŋ]
美
['buːməræŋ]
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Noun:
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a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
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a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
Verb:
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return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
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用作名词 (n.)
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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。
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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。
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He bought a boomerang made in France.
他买了个法国制造的回飞棒。
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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.)
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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。
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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。
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