backfires

英 [ˌbækˈfaɪəz]

美 [ˌbækˈfaɪərz]

v.  产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果; 逆火; 回火
backfire的第三人称单数

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

• When the Direct Approach Backfires, Try Indirect Influence
  尝试间接影响
• These unpleasant backfires like disasters and misfortunes will make us feel that our lives are helpless and meaningless.
  这些不愉快的挫折如灾难和不幸等总会让人觉得生命是如此的无助乏味。
• The problem is, it often backfires, especially when the girls go too far too fast.
  问题是，它常常事与愿违，尤其当女孩们做得太过、太急于求成时。
• My time contraint backfires she wants to continue but I've already said I have to go.
  我的时间已经到了，她要继续，但我已经说过，我必须走。
• Federal and state entities have since relied on private companies to clear brush, light backfires, and fulfill an increasingly diverse array of support roles.
  此后，联邦政府和州政府便靠私有公司来清理灌木丛和监控燃烧。
• The combination of telling individuals that tobacco kills you and trying to intensify that fear with disgust-evoking images backfires.
  告诉大家吸烟会致命的同时，又试图用让人恶心的图片加深大家的恐惧，效果适得其反。
• Yet another reason why ghosting on breakfast or forgoing other meals throughout the day backfires on you.
  这也是为什么你一天中不吃早餐或其他餐点却适得其反的原因。
• If it backfires, it could bedevil efforts to contain public spending.
  若计划遭遇不测，为控制政府开支所做的努力将功亏一篑。
• Nor do its shareholders have a claim to clemency, or other official support, when their risk-taking backfires no matter who else gets lucky.
  在它们由于冒险行为自作自受时，其股东也没有权利要求仁慈或政府的其它支持不论在其他人中，谁获得了这样的好运。
• Better not, according to a research done by the University at Buffalo in the US. Their study showed that empty flattery often backfires.
  最好不要。美国布法罗大学的一项研究显示，虚假空洞的奉承往往适得其反。