boomerang

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boo·me·rang1 /ˈbuːməræŋ/ noun [countable]  DLOa curved stick that flies in a circle and comes back to you when you throw it, first used in Australia 飞去来器，回飞棒，回力镖 〔最早在澳大利亚使用〕

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boomerang• Conflicts that hurt others can have a boomerang effect if management senses productivity has been lowered. 2.• Hey, who needs Dad when you have a boomerang?• Holthouse says he perceived that something connected the lights in a boomerang shape.• I have read, or television has told me, about parts of space where the manmade boomerangs fly.• Diets work for some Numerous studies show both the failure rates of boomerang diets and an inherited susceptibility to obesity.boomerang2 verb [intransitive]  EFFECTIVEif a plan or action boomerangs on someone, it affects them badly instead of affecting the person who it was intended to affect 〔计划或行动〕起反作用，害人反害己，自食其果 SYN backfire→ See Verb table

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boomerang• Sometimes, however, novel ideas can boomerang.• As passer-by Jane King dashed to help, the rogue car boomeranged backwards - and knocked her down.• The scheme boomeranged in both countries.• The victims' demand for capital punishment has boomeranged on them, provoking sympathy for the person they most abhor.• Developing a close relationship with your students can boomerang - you may lose their respect.Origin boomerang1 (1700-1800) Dharuk

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boomerang

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boo‧me‧rang¹ /ˈbuːməræŋ/ noun [countable]a curved stick that flies in a circle and comes back to you when you throw it, first used in Australia

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boomerang² verb [intransitive]
if a plan or action boomerangs on someone, it affects them badly instead of affecting the person who it was intended to affect
   SYN  backfire