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boomerang
- IPA[ˈbuːməraŋ]
英式
- a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginal people as a hunting weapon.
- (of a plan or action) recoil on the originator
verb: boomerang, 3rd person present: boomerangs, gerund or present participle: boomeranging, past tense: boomeranged, past participle: boomeranged
noun: boomerang, plural noun: boomerangs
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名詞
- 1. a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginal people as a hunting weapon.
動詞
- 1. (of a plan or action) recoil on the originator misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a car-maker
- a demographic group of young adults who commonly go back to live with a parent or parents after ... escalating house prices have resulted in the rise of the boomerang generation
Oxford Dictionary
- a young adult who goes back to live with a parent after a period of independence.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a boomerang which is designed to return to the thrower: two icons of Aboriginal culture are the curved returning boomerang and the didgeridoo
Oxford Dictionary
- a demographic group of young adults who commonly go back to live with a parent or parents after ... escalating house prices have resulted in the rise of the boomerang generation
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈbo͞oməˌraNG]
美式
- a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower, ...
- (of a plan or action) return to the originator, often with negative consequences: misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a carmaker
Oxford American Dictionary
