backfire
英 [ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)] 美 [ˈbækˌfaɪr]

vi.

发生回火；适得其反，事与愿违的结果；

n.

逆火；

变形

过去式：backfired过去分词：backfired现在分词：backfiring第三人称单数：backfires

英英释义

backfire[ 'bæk,faiə ]

• n.
  • the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

    同义词：blowback

  • a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
  • 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 miscalculation that recoils on its maker

    同义词：boomerang

• v.
  • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

    "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

    同义词：backlashrecoil

  • emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire

    "My old car backfires all the time"

  • set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. The car/engine backfired noisily.
   那汽车[发动机]发生逆火引起爆鸣。
2. Even our most carefully laid plans may backfire.
   甚至我们的最周密安排的计划也可能产生适得其反的结果。
3. Europe finds that trade retaliation can backfire.
   欧洲发现进行贸易报复可能适得其反。
4. A too-strict eating plan will backfire.
   太严格的饮食计划会让你得不偿失。

权威例句

Energy Emergence: Rebound & Backfire as emergent phenomena
A view from the macro side: rebound, backfire, and Khazzoom–Brookes
When values backfire: Leadership, attribution, and disenchantment in a values-driven organization.
Fluency of Consumption Imagery and the Backfire Effects of Imagery Appeals
Dominant mode leaky-wave antenna with backfire-to-endfire scanning capability
Shaped-conical radiation pattern performance of the backfire quadrifilar helix
Missing carbon reductions? Exploring rebound and backfire effects in UK households
Jevons’ Paradox revisited: The evidence for backfire from improved energy efficiency
Water transfer as a solution to water shortage: A fix that can Backfire
Do all material incentives for pro-social activities backfire? The response to cash and non-cash incentives for blood donations.