backfired

英 [ˌbækˈfaɪəd]

美 [ˌbækˈfaɪərd]

v.  产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果; 逆火; 回火
backfire的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 事与愿违；适得其反
  If a plan or projectbackfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
  1. The President's tactics could backfire...
     总统的策略可能会适得其反。
  2. It all backfired on me!
     一切都与我的愿望背道而驰！
• VERB （车辆或其发动机）逆火，回火
  When a motor vehicle or its enginebackfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe.
  1. The car backfired.
     车回火了。

双语例句

• Mr Brock said: I think the power companies 'tactics have backfired.
  布洛克表示：我认为电力公司的策略会适得其反。
• His typical bravado backfired in this case.
  他典型的瞎逞强做法这次终于搬起石头砸了自己的脚。
• I have my doubts, partly because I accepted a counteroffer for more money, some years ago at a different company, and it sort of backfired on me, so I ended up leaving anyway.
  我颇为怀疑，因为多年前我就在一家公司接受了一次出价更高的挽留，结果事与愿违，我最后只能离职。
• Has it ever backfired for any of your coworkers, and if so, how?
  曾经出现过有同事送礼后适得其反的情况吗？有的话，是如何发生的？
• The plan backfired, and the retailer lost some of its loyal customer base as a result.
  可惜事与愿违，此举最终导致公司失去了一部分忠实客户。
• Whatever now happens, it is clear that Mr Papandreou's risky gamble has backfired.
  无论现在发生什么，很显然帕潘德里欧的赌博行为使他尝到了代价。
• However, the strategy backfired slightly.
  然而，这个战略有点事与愿违。
• The car backfired.
  车回火了。
• I thought a motorcycle had backfired. I looked to my left.
  我以为电单车出故障，向左一望。
• The plan totally backfired on him.
  这项计划对他产生了适得其反的结果。