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backwash

n.浪涛,逆流,反响

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backwash


n
1 backward movement of water in waves, esp behind a moving ship 回浪.
2 (fig 比喻) (usu unpleasant) results of an action, a policy or an event (行为、政策或事件的)後果, 余波(通常为不愉快者)
*[attrib 作定语] the backwash effect of the war years 战争年代的遗祸.

backwash


n[U]
a backward flow of water, caused by an oar, wave etc
the bad situation that remains after something bad has happened
 the backwash of the company's failure