boomerang
US /ˈbuː.mə.ræŋ/
UK /ˈbuː.mə.ræŋ/
名詞
1.
迴旋鏢
a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so as to return to the thrower, used by Australian Aborigines as a weapon or for hunting
範例:
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He demonstrated how to throw a boomerang.
他演示了如何投擲迴旋鏢。
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The children enjoyed playing with a toy boomerang.
孩子們喜歡玩玩具迴旋鏢。
2.
迴旋鏢效應, 自食其果
a plan or action that harms the person who planned or began it
範例:
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His attempt to discredit his opponent proved to be a political boomerang.
他詆毀對手的企圖結果適得其反，成了一個政治迴旋鏢。
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The new policy had a boomerang effect, harming the very people it was meant to help.
這項新政策產生了迴旋鏢效應，傷害了它本應幫助的人。
動詞
反噬, 適得其反
to return to the person who sent or started it, often with an unpleasant result
範例:
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His harsh words often boomerang back on him.
他的刻薄言辭常常反噬他自己。
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The criticism he directed at others eventually boomeranged, damaging his own reputation.
他針對他人的批評最終反噬，損害了他自己的聲譽。