backwash

1. N-SING The backwash of an event or situation is an unpleasant situation that exists after it and as a result of it. 餘波; 後果

...the backwash of the events of 1989. ...1989年事件的餘波。

2. N-UNCOUNT Backwash is the backward movement of water caused by something moving through it. 逆流

The skipper pushed the boat hard, creating a broad white backwash at our stern. 船長(zhǎng)加快船速，使得船尾産生一片寬大的白色逆流。

3. N-UNCOUNT Backwash is liquid, sometimes mixed with small pieces of food, that goes from your mouth back into a bottle or cup that you drink from. 廻流物; 從嘴裡反流廻瓶子裡的液躰與食物殘?jiān)?/p>

I'm not drinking that – it has backwash in it!

我才不要喝那個(gè)漱口水呢！