boomerang

boomerang

英 ['buːməræŋ]
　　美 ['buməræŋ]

n. 飛去來器；自食其果的行為；回飛棒

中文詞源：

boomerang 回力鏢

來自澳大利亞土著語。現主要用於短語boomerang kid, 啃老族。

例句：

1. He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
他冒著失敗的危險進行他所謂的“公投”，但這恐怕會反過來對他不利。

2. They hunt game with spears or a curved wooden boomerang.
他們用長矛或木制曲形飛鏢獵取野味.

3. Boomerang Nebula - the coolest place in the Universe?
宇宙中最冷的地方?

4. Next, I will talk about how the returning boomerang was developed.
接下來, 我會談到返回式回飛棒是怎麼產生的.

5. Boomerang children are a growing social problem in some US communities.
啃老族現象在美國有些地方逐漸成為瞭社會問題.