boomerangs

英['buːməræŋ] 美['buːməræŋ]
  • n.自食其果的行为;回飞镖v.自食其果
boomeranged boomeranged boomeranging boomerangs
  • boo int.(表示不满、轻蔑等)嘘;呸n.嘘声(plv.发出嘘声
  • boo-ay 内陆地区
  • boo-bird n.一个经常在球赛或其它公共活动场所发出嘘声的人
  • boo-boo n.愚蠢的错误;微小的伤
  • boob n.笨蛋;蠢材;(俚)女性的乳房v.犯错
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

    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。