backwash
柯林斯詞典
1. N-SING The backwash of an event or situation is an unpleasant situation that exists after it and as a result of it. 余波; 后果
...the backwash of the events of 1989. ...1989年事件的余波。
2. N-UNCOUNT Backwash is the backward movement of water caused by something moving through it. 逆流
The skipper pushed the boat hard, creating a broad white backwash at our stern. 船長(zhǎng)加快船速，使得船尾產(chǎn)生一片寬大的白色逆流。
3. N-UNCOUNT Backwash is liquid, sometimes mixed with small pieces of food, that goes from your mouth back into a bottle or cup that you drink from. 回流物; 從嘴里反流回瓶子里的液體與食物殘?jiān)?/p>
I'm not drinking that – it has backwash in it!
我才不要喝那個(gè)漱口水呢！
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backwash /?b?k?w??/
劍橋詞典
backwash noun (WATER)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the backward movement of waves , or the backward movement of water caused by something, such as a boat , passing through it
反流，尾流
The waterskier was caught in the backwash from a motorboat . 滑水者遇上了汽艇激起的尾流。
backwash noun (EFFECT)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ]an effect that is not the direct result of something
（間接的）后果，余波
The economic and political backwash of the war is still being felt . 時(shí)至今日人們?nèi)匀荒芨惺艿綉?zhàn)爭(zhēng)對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)和政治所造成的影響。 返回 backwash