| 英语单词 | backlash |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['bæklæʃ] 美 ['bæklæʃ] |
| 中文释义 | n.后冲;反撞;激烈反应;强烈反对;缠结;齿轮隙 |
| 英语例句 | (1) It was unclear whether the Pontiff's words would end the backlash. (2) The voters had backlash against rising gas taxes. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 究竟教皇的话能不能结束这种激烈反应尚不明确。 (2) 投标人强烈反对增加汽油税。 |
| vocabulary简明 | When many people react against something in the same way, you can call it a backlash. A backlash against government policies can result in mass protests. |
| vocabulary扩展 | When people get angry enough about something — or just tired of hearing about it — the result can be a backlash. An influx of refugees to a city can cause a backlash against immigration, and the popularity of a particular style of music might eventually cause a backlash against it. A true backlash involves many people acting together. The original, 1815 meaning of backlash was "recoil between parts of a machine." It wasn't until the 1950's that the figurative meaning came into use. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-SING 单数名词]强烈反应;强烈抵制;激烈反对 A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it. [usu with supp]
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