backwash

英 [ˈbækwɒʃ]

美 [ˈbækwɔːʃ]

n.  恶果; 余波; 不良后果; (行船激起的)反流，尾流; (波浪拍击岸边后的)退浪

现在分词：backwashing　过去式：backwashed　

机械

BNC.35300 / COCA.29254

牛津词典

noun

• 恶果；余波；不良后果
  the unpleasant result of an event
• （行船激起的）反流，尾流；（波浪拍击岸边后的）退浪
  waves caused by a boat moving through water; the movement of water back into the sea after a wave has hit the beach

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 余波；不良后果
  Thebackwashof an event or situation is an unpleasant situation that exists after it and as a result of it.
  1. ...the enduring backwash of another family scandal.
     另一桩家庭丑闻经久不息的余波
  2. The Treasury had been blaming the pound's weakness on the backwash from the falling dollar.
     财政部一直将英镑的疲软归咎于美元贬值。

英英释义

noun

• the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
  1. the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe
  Synonym:wake
• the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
  1. the aftermath of war
  2. in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
  Synonym:aftermathwake
• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
  Synonym:slipstreamairstreamracewash

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