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词汇 boomeranged
释义 boomeranged
past simple and past participle ofboomerang
boomerang
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈbuː.mə.ræŋ/ us /ˈbuː.mə.ræŋ/
If a plan boomerangs, it brings a harmful result instead of the intended good one: 自作自受;自食其果
Our plan to take over the business could boomerang on us if we're not careful.如果我们不小心,接管该企业的计划可能会让我们自吞苦果。
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Examples of boomeranged


boomeranged

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


The sponsor was only being helpful, but that boomeranged.
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Hansard archive

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It was blown up out of all proportion to its merits and this ballyhoo boomeranged, and quite rightly so.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
So that rule boomeranged, as some of us warned it would.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It proved to be a strange new parliamentary device—a damp squib that boomeranged.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
But surely his argument has boomeranged.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
He took these bills and boomeranged them into his top hat.
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Wikipedia

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