backwash
柯林斯词典
1. N-SING The backwash of an event or situation is an unpleasant situation that exists after it and as a result of it. 余波; 后果
...the backwash of the events of 1989. ...1989年事件的余波。
2. N-UNCOUNT Backwash is the backward movement of water caused by something moving through it. 逆流
The skipper pushed the boat hard, creating a broad white backwash at our stern. 船长加快船速，使得船尾产生一片宽大的白色逆流。
3. N-UNCOUNT Backwash is liquid, sometimes mixed with small pieces of food, that goes from your mouth back into a bottle or cup that you drink from. 回流物; 从嘴里反流回瓶子里的液体与食物残渣
I'm not drinking that – it has backwash in it!
我才不要喝那个漱口水呢！
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backwash /ˈbækˌwɒʃ/
剑桥词典
backwash noun (WATER)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the backward movement of waves , or the backward movement of water caused by something, such as a boat , passing through it
反流，尾流
The waterskier was caught in the backwash from a motorboat . 滑水者遇上了汽艇激起的尾流。
backwash noun (EFFECT)
[ 单数名词 ]an effect that is not the direct result of something
（间接的）后果，余波
The economic and political backwash of the war is still being felt . 时至今日人们仍然能感受到战争对经济和政治所造成的影响。 返回 backwash