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backfire
[英] [ˈbækˌfaɪə] [美] [ˈbækˌfaɪr] 生词本

vi.

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. VERB 事与愿违；适得其反 If a plan or project backfires, 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！

2. VERB （车辆或其发动机）逆火，回火 When a motor vehicle or its engine backfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe. 

  • The car backfired.

    车回火了。

Noun

1. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

2. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

Verb

1. have an unexpected and undesired effect;

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

2. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire;

  • "My old car backfires all the time"

3. set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire