名詞 boomerang:

1. a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
   同義詞：throwing stick, throw stick
2. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
   同義詞：backfire

動(dòng)詞 boomerang:

1. return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

1. His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged (on him) when he was charged with libel.
   他企圖敗壞對手名聲反而自食其果，被控以誹謗罪。

boo.mer.ang

n.（名詞）
A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.
回飛鏢：一種平的、彎的，通常是木制的飛鏢，當(dāng)投出去后能回到投擲者手中
A statment or course of action that backfires.
發(fā)生意外的言論或行為過程
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
boo.mer.anged,boo.mer.ang.ing,boo.mer.angs
To have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.
自食其果：產(chǎn)生了與意圖相反的結(jié)果；產(chǎn)生意外的后果

來源：
Dharuk (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) bumarin y
德哈魯克語（澳大利亞東南部土著語言） bumarin y

<注釋>The words we have borrowed from native languages of Australia,such asbillabong, budgerigar, dingo, kangaroo, koala, kookaburra, waddy, and wallaby, generally have the exotic sound of down under, andboomerang is no exception. In a book about the languages of New South Wales published in 790 is found the native termboo-mer-rit, glossed .the scimitar,. because of the curved shape of the boomerang.In 825 in a passage containing the first recorded instance of the English formboomerang we are told it is .a short crested weapon which the natives of Port Jackson [now part of Sydney] project with accurate aim into a rotary motion..In 827 another commentator says that this term .may be retained for want of a more descriptive name..
我們從澳大利亞本土語言借來的單詞，比如billabong（死水潭），budgerigar（虎皮鸚鵡），dingo（騙子），kangaroo（袋鼠），koala（樹袋熊），kookaburra（笑翠鳥），waddy（木棍） 以及 wallaby（沙袋鼠） 等， 一般都有來自異國的聲音，boomerang 也不例外。 790年出版的一本關(guān)于新南威爾士的語言的書中有個(gè)本土詞匯boo-mer-rit， 意為.偃月刀.，是因?yàn)槠浠仫w鏢的彎形。在825年的一篇短文中有boomerang 的英語形式的最早記錄， 我們被告知那是.一種杰克森港［今悉尼的一部分］土著設(shè)計(jì)的帶有飾章的短武器，能在旋轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)動(dòng)中精確擊中目標(biāo)。.827年另一位評論者說這個(gè)詞匯.由于缺少一個(gè)更富描述性的名字可以保留.