backwash

/bak-wosh, -wawsh/US // ˈbækˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ //UK // (ˈbækˌwɒʃ) //

反冲洗,反冲,反洗,反冲水

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Nautical. water thrown backward by the motion of oars, propellers, paddle wheels, etc.
- : Aeronautics. the portion of the wash of an aircraft that flows to the rear, usually created by the power plant.Compare wash.
- : a condition, usually undesirable, that continues long after the event which caused it.

v.有主动词 verb

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- : to affect, as by hitting, rocking, or splashing, with a backwash: a powerful cutter backwashing the skiers.
- : to clean out by reversing the flow of fluid: Backwash the swimming pool's filters regularly.

nounrepercussion

Synonyms

The backwash from waves hitting the shore made the surfing there bumpy.
“I think this is a lot of political backwash to get Romney up in front,” Joseph said.
He goes to the boat where Ravna and Balto lie sleeping, and lays hold of it, lest it should be swept away by the backwash.
But they are highly entertaining to read because they so faithfully mirror the backwash of romanticism.
Making these enquiries, the chaplain came upon the backwash of Udal's reports that the King loved some leman.
So huge a splash did the vast rock give, that the sea heaved up and the backwash of the water drove the ship right to the shore.
Therefore, an ideal backwash is set up, which accounts for all the wreckage strewed on the beach.