【boomerang】 - AEAS备考词汇

boomerang

UK:  ['buːmə.ræŋ]

US:  ['bumə.ræŋ]

复数：boomerangs  现在分词：boomeranging  过去分词：boomeranged  

n.

1.飞去来器〔澳大利亚土著居民扔出后能飞回的飞镖〕;〔比喻〕自食其果的言行

2.自食其果的行为

v.

1.像飞镖似地返回;对自己的言行起反作用;害人反害己,自食其果

1 . He throws a wad of paper out the door of his room, to see if it will boomerang back and land in one of his gym shoes.
他把一捆纸扔出他房间门外，看看他会不会自己飞回来落在他的一直体操鞋上。

2 . Michael Jackson on the boomerang plate, but threw the dart Do not hit him, or to the oh points.
麦克尔杰克逊上了飞镖盘，不过扔飞镖的时候千万不要打中他，否则要扣分的哦。

3 . The boomerang's ability to return has made it a favourite symbol for the tourism and transport industries.
回旋镖飞去又能飞回，这一特点使它成为旅游业和交通业钟爱的行业标志。

4 . But Mr Turnbull might have thrown a boomerang, making him victim of his own attack.
不过，特恩布尔先生抛出的回力镖可能将最后使他自己成为受害者。

5 . Boomerang Generation is one of several terms applied to the current generation of young adults in Western culture.
（回巢族）是当代西方文化中用来描述年轻一代的几个说法之一。