backfire
英 [ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)]
美 [ˌbækˈfaɪər]
v. 产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果; 逆火; 回火
过去分词:backfired 过去式:backfired 第三人称单数:backfires 现在分词:backfiring
Collins.1 / BNC.14304 / COCA.10577
牛津词典
verb
- 产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果
to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results- Unfortunately the plan backfired.
不幸的是,计划产生了适得其反的结果。
- Unfortunately the plan backfired.
- 逆火;回火
to make a sudden noise like an explosion
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.- The President's tactics could backfire...
总统的策略可能会适得其反。 - It all backfired on me!
一切都与我的愿望背道而驰!
- The President's tactics could backfire...
- 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.- The car backfired.
车回火了。
- The car backfired.
英英释义
noun
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
verb
- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
- My old car backfires all the time
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
双语例句
- Measures that usually promote growth and job creation can have little effect, or backfire.
通常可以促进增长和就业的措施几乎起不到什么效果,甚至会适得其反。 - It has certain limits, however, and might even backfire.
不过,这种方式有一定的局限性,甚至有可能适得其反。 - But academics who have studied those bans said a similar move now could backfire.
但对那些禁令做过研究的学者表示,类似的举动如今可能会产生适得其反的效果。 - But it turns out that those characteristics are precisely the reasons goals can backfire.
但结果说明正是目标的这些特性会让结果适得其反。 - In this paper, a method of analysing the short backfire antenna is proposed.
本文提出了短背射天线的一种分析方法,它较好地解释了背射天线的工作原理。 - Your stubborn nature will backfire if you give your mate an ultimatum.
如果你给你的伴侣发出最后通牒,你那倔强的个性将会使你得到适得其反的结果。 - This method can backfire.
她说:这种方法可能会事与愿违。 - If so, he added, it is a gamble that could backfire.
他接着表示,如果是这样,这便是一场可能会适得其反的赌博。 - A big push for interest rate liberalization or capital account liberalization or property taxes could backfire.
寻求利率市场化、资本账户开放或征收房产税的重大举措可能适得其反。 - If anything, it could backfire as it would expose the zombies.
如果有什么作用的话,可能也事与愿违,因为这会暴露这些僵尸银行。