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boomerang
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural boomerangs
plural boomerangs
Learner's definition of BOOMERANG
[count]
: a curved, flat, wooden tool that can be thrown in such a way that it returns to the thrower回力镖；飞去来器
◊ Boomerangs were invented in Australia thousands of years ago and were originally used for hunting.回力镖几千年前发明于澳大利亚，最初用于狩猎。
2 boomerang /ˈbuːməˌræŋ/ verb
boomerangs; boomeranged; boomeranging
2 boomerang
/ˈbuːməˌræŋ/
verb
boomerangs; boomeranged; boomeranging
Learner's definition of BOOMERANG
[no object]
: to have an effect that is the opposite of the desired or expected effect : backfire适得其反
- We thought that bringing the issue up would lessen tension, but that plan boomeranged. [=tension has increased]我们原以为把问题提出来可以缓和紧张形势，不料这一方案适得其反。
- His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged [=it affected him instead of his opponent] when people began questioning his motives.他试图诋毁竞争对手，但是人们开始怀疑他的动机，这时他只能自食恶果了。
boomerang
noun
boo·mer·ang ˈbü-mə-ˌraŋ 
boomerang intransitive verb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Managers need to work on miscommunication with their teams to pave the way for a boomerang return. 
Chloe Berger, Fortune, 12 July 2022 This boss's final phase adds a precarious platforming element, as players must hop between mid-air platforms to avoid boomerang-pattern ice attacks while trying to aim as much return fire at its face as possible. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 30 June 2022 Unfortunately, such boomerang effects happen all the time. Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 20 May 2022 The new boomerang kids could change American views of living at home Still, whether farther-flung families is a desirable outcome, in and of itself, is difficult to say. Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022 The result was what scholars call a boomerang effect, meaning when an intervention produces an effect opposite to that intended. Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 20 May 2022 Jenner then featured her new bangs again in the next slide in her Story, which included a boomerang also filmed from the inside of a car. Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 4 Feb. 2022 And instead of rapier-thin thrusts to breach Ukraine’s borders, the Russian army and its separatist allies are now deployed along a contiguous front line shaped like a boomerang. Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2022 The boomerang effect will also likely hurt Democrats in this November's midterm elections as inflation eats away at the real earnings of voters. Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 Apr. 2022 See More
Chloe Berger, Fortune, 12 July 2022 This boss's final phase adds a precarious platforming element, as players must hop between mid-air platforms to avoid boomerang-pattern ice attacks while trying to aim as much return fire at its face as possible. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 30 June 2022 Unfortunately, such boomerang effects happen all the time. Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 20 May 2022 The new boomerang kids could change American views of living at home Still, whether farther-flung families is a desirable outcome, in and of itself, is difficult to say. Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022 The result was what scholars call a boomerang effect, meaning when an intervention produces an effect opposite to that intended. Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 20 May 2022 Jenner then featured her new bangs again in the next slide in her Story, which included a boomerang also filmed from the inside of a car. Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 4 Feb. 2022 And instead of rapier-thin thrusts to breach Ukraine’s borders, the Russian army and its separatist allies are now deployed along a contiguous front line shaped like a boomerang. Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2022 The boomerang effect will also likely hurt Democrats in this November's midterm elections as inflation eats away at the real earnings of voters. Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) bumarinʸ
First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of boomerang was in 1824 Phrases Containing boomerang
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