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

• I am not sure how to reconcile low congestion with regular turnover of spaces, but anyway the plan backfired in my case.
  我不知道如何协调减少拥堵和定期腾出车位之间的关系，但不管怎样，在我的例子中，这项计划起到了反效果。
• His scheme backfired and he lost money.
  他的计划招来相反的结果，他赔钱了。
• The experiment backfired and actually destroyed parts of their own related star system.
  实验发生逆火，竟然毁灭了他们自己与太阳系连结的一部份。
• But the tournament backfired badly.
  但这场比赛却起到了反效果。
• Unfortunately, those tactics backfired.
  不幸的是，那些战术产生反效果。
• But this confidence building measure seems to have backfired.
  但这一旨在重建市场信心的措施似乎适得其反。
• 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。
• Whatever the reason, the choice backfired, as history would have suggested.
  无论原因如何，这个选择失败了，与历史记录相符。
• However, the strategy backfired slightly.
  然而，这个战略有点事与愿违。
• Its attempt to stymie the initiative by persuading other western nations to boycott the bank has backfired.
  美国试图说服其他西方国家抵制这家银行，从而阻挠这项计划，结果却事与愿违。