英语单词

boomerang是什么意思

boomerang

英 ['buːməræŋ] 美 ['buməræŋ]
  • n. 飞去来器;自食其果的行为;回飞棒

中文词源


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。

英文词源


boomerang (n.)
1827, adapted from an extinct Aboriginal languages of New South Wales, Australia. Another variant, perhaps, was wo-mur-rang (1798).
boomerang (v.)
1880, from boomerang (n.).

双语例句


1. He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的“公投”,但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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.

来自辞典例句

3. Boomerang Nebula - the coolest place in the Universe?
宇宙中最冷的地方?

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4. Next, I will talk about how the returning boomerang was developed.
接下来, 我会谈到返回式回飞棒是怎么产生的.

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5. Boomerang children are a growing social problem in some US communities.
啃老族现象在美国有些地方逐渐成为了社会问题.

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