| 单词 | backlash |
| 释义 | backlash /bak"lash'/, n. 1. a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil. 2. a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party. 3. Mach. a. the 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. b. play or lost motion between loosely fitting machine parts. 4. Angling. a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast. v.i. 5. to make or undergo a backlash. [1805-15; BACK2 + LASH1] |
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