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backlash

/bak-lash/US // ˈbækˌlæʃ //UK // (ˈbækˌlæʃ) //

反冲力,反击,反弹,反冲

Related Words

reaction反应,反响,反动,反作用力resistance抵抗力,阻力,抵制,抗性retaliation报复,报复行为,反击,报酬repercussion回响,反响,回报,打击resentment怨恨,怨气,反感,愤慨response回应,回覆,回响,回音kickback回扣,踢回扣,返利,踢回力counteraction反作用,反行动,反作用力,反行为recoil反冲力,后坐力,反冲,后退backfire适得其反,反作用力,反击,反效果boomerang回旋镖,回力镖,回旋镖客,回力球tangle缠结,缠住,纠缠,缠绵retroaction回溯行动,回归行动,追溯行动,回溯性行动

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
    • : a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party.
    • : Machinery. the space between the thickness of a gear tooth and the width of the space between teeth in the mating gear, designed to allow for a film of lubricant, binding from heat expansion and eccentricity, or manufacturing inaccuracies.play or lost motion between loosely fitting machine parts.
    • : Angling. a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make or undergo a backlash.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounadverse reaction
Synonyms
reaction反应,反响,反动,反作用力repercussion回响,反响,回报,打击resentment怨恨,怨气,反感,愤慨resistance抵抗力,阻力,抵制,抗性response回应,回覆,回响,回音retaliation报复,报复行为,反击,报酬backfire适得其反,反作用力,反击,反效果boomerang回旋镖,回力镖,回旋镖客,回力球counteraction反作用,反行动,反作用力,反行为kickback回扣,踢回扣,返利,踢回力recoil反冲力,后坐力,反冲,后退tangle缠结,缠住,纠缠,缠绵retroaction回溯行动,回归行动,追溯行动,回溯性行动

Examples

  • The backlash to unrest in the ’60s gave the country Richard Nixon, one study found.

  • This lack of oversight led to situations like the mask backlash that resulted in all the major exhibitors reversing course to require face coverings.

  • The Catholic Church considered the bloomers worn by female players as inappropriate and women’s basketball faced a backlash.

  • That project, known as Renape, faced criticism from within the military and a backlash from the government technicians building it because of its lack of transparency and the threats it posed to freedom and privacy.

  • The decision immediately sparked a backlash, as researchers accused the lab of pulling a stunt.

  • None of these, though, has inspired quite the same backlash as fluoride.

  • They know they will face either a swift backlash or deafening silence.

  • The state was in a deep recession as Duke galvanized a racial backlash.

  • Facing a political backlash, they reversed course in 2011 and announced that the military commission process would be restarted.

  • Vieira dumped his personal Facebook page a few weeks ago, partly in anticipation of more backlash that will come with the show.

  • But he was sure of its source; it had not been any backlash of the Red caller!

  • Extrapolating Russian history, it would be reasonable to expect a backlash in the form of a counterrevolution.

  • As these unpleasant truths emerge, the bitterness, resentment and disillusionment will grow and a backlash will develop.

  • The backlash of that blast must have caught the majority of the lights also.

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