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backwash

英 ['bækwɒʃ] 美['bækwɔʃ]
  • n. 回流,逆流;后果,反响;浪涛

英英释意


1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
2. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event);
"the aftermath of war"
"in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
3. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward;
"the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"