The backwash of the passing boat took us a surprise. 那艘经过的船造成的回浪让我们措手不及。
Famine is not the only backwash of drought in Africa. 在非洲,饥荒并非乾旱带来的唯一后果。
The backwash of the passing boat took us by surprise. 那艘经过的船所造成的回浪让我们措手不及。
backwash
[ noun ]
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
<noun.phenomenon>
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
<noun.phenomenon> the aftermath of war in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
<noun.event> the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe
backwash \back"wash`\, n. 1. The flow of water propelled backward by the propeller, paddle wheel, or oars of a boat. [PJC]
2. (Aeron.) The backward flowing air within the wash of an airplane, caused mostly by the engine. [PJC]
backwash \back"wash`\, v. t. 1. To clean the oil from (wool) after combing. --Ash.
2. (Chem.) To clean (a filter, a chromatography column, a water softener, etc.) by passing liquid through in the reverse of the normal direction of flow. This procedure dislodges particles which clog the pores of the filter or column packing, removing them from the filter or column. [PJC]
The currency has already shown signs of weakness in the backwash of the dollar's troubles.