backwash

noun
🔊/ˈbækwɒʃ/
🔊/ˈbækwɔːʃ/
[singular, uncountable]
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  1. the unpleasant result of an event恶果;余波;不良后果Topics Change, cause and effectc2
  2. waves caused by a boat moving through water; the movement of water back into the sea after a wave has hit the beach(行船激起的)反流,尾流;(海浪拍击岸边后的)退浪Topics Transport by waterc2