noun

boomerang

迴旋鏢, 自食其果的行為

An Australian boomerang can return to the thrower.

澳大利亞的迴旋鏢可以返回到投擲者手中。

His lies were a boomerang that destroyed his career.

他的謊言成了毀掉他事業的迴旋鏢。

act as a boomerang 產生事與願違的後果 His policy acted as a boomerang.

同義詞: backfire (事與願違), rebound (反彈)

來自澳大利亞原住民語言。

想像一個會回到投擲者手中的物體。這也適用於行動和言語。

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