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单词 boomerang
释义 boomerang
 /booh"meuh rang'/,  n.  
  1. a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by the Australian Aborigines as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.
  2. something, as a scheme or argument, that does injury to the originator.
  3.  Theat.  
   a. a mobile platform, adjustable to different levels, for painting scenery.
   b. a batten, usually suspended vertically in the wings, for holding lighting units.
  v.i.  
  4. to come back or return, as a boomerang.
  5. to cause harm to the originator; backfire.
 [1820-30; < Dharuk bumariny]
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