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Backlash People Result Meaning 英 Bæklæʃ] 美 Bæklæʃ N.后冲;反撞;激烈反应;强烈反对;缠结;齿轮隙

英语单词 backlash
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
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[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]
  • ...the male backlash against feminism.

    男性对女权运动的强烈抵制

  • ...a right-wing backlash.

    右翼的激烈反对

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