backwash
n
1 backward movement of water in waves, esp behind a moving ship 回浪.
2 (fig 比喻) (usu unpleasant) results of an action, a policy or an event (行为、政策或事件的)後果, 余波(通常为不愉快者)
[attrib 作定语]
the backwash effect of the war years 战争年代的遗祸.
🗣️ 情景例句
Where can we find a good restaurant?
我们在哪儿能找到一个好餐馆?
I'm afraid you will miss your bus.
我怕你会错过公共汽车。
The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B. C. until Roman times.