| 释义 |
boomerang /'bumaraeg; 'bums,rsey/ n curved stick of hard wood (used by Australian Aborigines), which can be thrown so that, if it fails to hit anything, it returns to the thrower; (fig) argument or proposal that comes back and harms its author. (澳洲土人所用的) 曲形硬木飞镶 (此种飞镍若未击中目标，即返回投掷者原处); (喻) 损及原倡议人之辩论或提案。 |