| 单词 | boomerang |
| 释义 | boomerang (buːməræŋ ) Word forms: boomerangs , boomeranging , boomeranged 1. countable noun A boomerang is a curved piece of wood which comes back to you if you throw it in the correct way. Boomerangs were first used by the people who were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there. 2. verb If a plan boomerangs, its result is not the one that was intended and is harmful to the person who made the plan. The trick boomeranged, though. [VERB] Criticism can sometimes boomerang against the accusers. [V + on/against] Synonyms: rebound, backfire, come home to roost Collocations: boomerang effect The book warns of a 'boomerang effect' as what it calls hypercompetition for commodities pushes prices higher. Times, Sunday Times Among the participants receiving the emoticon, the boomerang effect completely disappeared. Times, Sunday Times According to them, boomerang effect can occur under several conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They identified three related forms of such boomerang effect in helping behavior. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In turn a boomerang effect occurs, in which people choose forbidden alternatives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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