1in singularA strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.
（尤指人们对社会或政治动向的）强烈反对
a public backlash against racism
公众对种族主义的强烈反对。
Example sentencesExamples
A strong backlash among patients developed while the bill was being considered in the legislature.
They can hardly be surprised when their own behavior provokes a backlash.
Food producers and distributors expect a massive consumer backlash to labeled GM foods.
The other Asian power, India, is - like Europe - facing a political backlash against economic globalisation.
Scripts submitted this year indicate that there is a backlash against the social realism which has dominated Scottish cinema.
Today rogue animosity fuels a backlash against the development of the global economy and the spread of democracy.
The anti-immigrant backlash of the last decade also has deep roots in the crisis of the post-war social contract.
It led to a backlash against France and French visitors.
The reaction on the doorstep has been very positive and the Green Party is hopeful it will pick up on what it says is a backlash against the Government parties.
Politicians will face a severe public backlash if power shortages occur.
That's leading to a big consumer backlash and that definitely has to stop.
Women have seen this development as a backlash against equality and democracy.
Pilot schemes have shown this could work - but a backlash against modernity would drain the political will to achieve this.
Trust in the Prime Minister has collapsed, and that is prompting a backlash against all mainstream politicians.
He's concerned about creating a backlash against the military.
They both maintained there would not be a political backlash against Labour in the next General Election.
We've been told that Republican Party polling has showed huge support for Republicans and a backlash against the Democrats.
Her family, who made a nice living running a business, feared anti-Semitic backlash.
In Melbourne there is a backlash against these types of guys, because they often have nothing intelligent to say.
He argues a backlash against ‘multiculturalism’ has begun.
2mass nounRecoil arising between parts of a mechanism.
（机械的）反冲；反作用
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The trigger pull is adjustable for distance as well as for pull weight and backlash.
2.1Degree of play between parts of a mechanism.
（机械的）反冲；反作用
typical gearbox backlash in these systems is 2°
Definition of backlash in US English:
backlash
nounˈbækˌlæʃˈbakˌlaSH
1in singularA strong and adverse reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.
（尤指人们对社会或政治动向的）强烈反对
a public backlash against racism
公众对种族主义的强烈反对。
Example sentencesExamples
Pilot schemes have shown this could work - but a backlash against modernity would drain the political will to achieve this.
Trust in the Prime Minister has collapsed, and that is prompting a backlash against all mainstream politicians.
They both maintained there would not be a political backlash against Labour in the next General Election.
Scripts submitted this year indicate that there is a backlash against the social realism which has dominated Scottish cinema.
That's leading to a big consumer backlash and that definitely has to stop.
We've been told that Republican Party polling has showed huge support for Republicans and a backlash against the Democrats.
He's concerned about creating a backlash against the military.
He argues a backlash against ‘multiculturalism’ has begun.
It led to a backlash against France and French visitors.
The other Asian power, India, is - like Europe - facing a political backlash against economic globalisation.
The reaction on the doorstep has been very positive and the Green Party is hopeful it will pick up on what it says is a backlash against the Government parties.
Food producers and distributors expect a massive consumer backlash to labeled GM foods.
A strong backlash among patients developed while the bill was being considered in the legislature.
Today rogue animosity fuels a backlash against the development of the global economy and the spread of democracy.
They can hardly be surprised when their own behavior provokes a backlash.
Women have seen this development as a backlash against equality and democracy.
Her family, who made a nice living running a business, feared anti-Semitic backlash.
The anti-immigrant backlash of the last decade also has deep roots in the crisis of the post-war social contract.
In Melbourne there is a backlash against these types of guys, because they often have nothing intelligent to say.
Politicians will face a severe public backlash if power shortages occur.