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单词 backlash
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
back•lash /ˈbækˌlæʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Sociologya strong negative reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash by voters to rising property taxes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
back•lash  (baklash′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a sudden, forceful backward movement;
    recoil.
  2. Sociologya strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change:a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party.
  3. Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]
    • Mechanical Engineeringthe space between the thickness of a gear tooth and the width of the space between teeth in the mating gear, designed to allow for a film of lubricant, binding from heat expansion and eccentricity, or manufacturing inaccuracies.
    • play or lost motion between loosely fitting machine parts.
  4. Sport[Angling.]a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast.

v.i. 
  1. to make or undergo a backlash.
  • back2 + lash1 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
backlash /ˈbækˌlæʃ/ n
  1. a reaction or recoil between interacting worn or badly fitting parts in a mechanism
  2. the play between parts
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