boomerang

[US]/'buːməræŋ/
[UK]/'buməræŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (澳大利亚)回飞镖;自作自受;
vi. (计划)产生事与愿违的结果
Word Forms
过去式boomeranged
过去分词boomeranged
第三人称单数boomerangs
现在分词boomeranging
复数boomerangs

Example Sentences

misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a car-maker.

在质量问题上误导消费者的汽车制造商最终将自食其果。

His plan to reduce the number of workers boomeranged on him.

他想要裁减工人的计划对他起了反作用。

The visitor can ponder over the boomerangs used by aborigines at the time of Cook.

来访者可以琢磨琢磨土著人在库克时期用的回飞镖。

She threw the boomerang and watched it return.

她扔了回飞镖并看着它返回。

The boomerang came back to him unexpectedly.

回飞镖意外地回到了他手中。

He demonstrated how to throw a boomerang properly.

他演示如何正确地扔回飞镖。

The boomerang whizzed through the air before circling back.

回飞镖在空中呼啸着然后盘旋回来。

She caught the boomerang skillfully as it looped back around.

当回飞镖绕回来时,她熟练地接住了它。

The boomerang is a traditional tool used by Australian Aboriginals.

回飞镖是澳大利亚土著人使用的传统工具。

He carved intricate designs onto his boomerang.

他在他的回飞镖上雕刻了复杂的图案。

The boomerang is designed to return to the thrower.

回飞镖被设计成可以回到投掷者手中。

Kids enjoy playing with boomerangs in the park.

孩子们喜欢在公园里玩回飞镖。

The boomerang flew in a perfect arc before coming back.

回飞镖在完美的弧线中飞行然后返回。

Real-world Examples

When one astronaut threw a boomerang inside the International Space Station, it returned to him.

当宇航员在国际空间站内扔出一个飞镖时,飞镖回到了他的身边。

Source: Smart Life Encyclopedia

Oh, how did I know that was gonna boomerang back on me?

我怎么会料到我会引火上身的呢?

Source: Modern Family Season 9

Once again, the Bludger swerved like a boomerang and shot at Harry's head.

然而,游走球像回转飞镖一样,再次掉转身来,直取哈利的脑袋。

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

We cannot have a boomerang. We cannot have something where we have to shut down again.

不能重蹈覆辙,不能复工之后又停工。

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

Since childhood, I was obsessed with anything that could fly really from boomerangs and paper airplanes.

从孩提时代起,我就痴迷于任何能飞的东西,比如飞镖和纸飞机。

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2022 Collection

Could you theoretically kick a ball hard enough to make it boomerang all the way around back to you?

根据理论,你可以使劲踢出一颗球然後让球飞回你的方向吗?

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

It looked like one big fat boomerang, very strange-looking prototype aircraft.

它看起来像一个又大又肥的回旋镖,非常奇怪的原型机。

Source: Financial Times Podcast

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back?

飞不回来的回力镖叫什么?

Source: The Good Wife Season 5

It’s called … it looks like a boomerang.

它叫做… … 它看起来像回旋镖。

Source: Pop culture

That is when the boomerang of kindness hits you back.

那就是善意的回旋镖回击你的时候。

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

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