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 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 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。
• But the strategy backfired because there was no mistaking a BlackBerry for an iPhone.
  然而，这一策略事与愿违，因为在人们眼中，黑莓与iPhone完全不是一回事。
• But this backfired when the LTTE turned on them.
  但是事与愿违LTTE攻击他们。
• That plan might have backfired for companies like Wal-Mart, where dozens of customers complained that items weren't available for pickup in stores by the promised date.
  这项计划对沃尔玛这样的公司可能带来了事与愿违的结果。在沃尔玛，数十名顾客抱怨说，在该公司承诺的日期前他们无法在店内自提所购物品。
• Engaging 80/ 20 thinking appears, if anything, to have backfired on phorm.
  与80/20thinking合作似乎（如果有的话）对phorm产生了反效果。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her plan to snoop on the kids backfired and they lost their trust in her.
  她窥探孩子行动的计划得不偿失，反而失去了他们的信任。