backfire

['bæk'faiə]

v.(指内燃机等)逆火, 适得其反, 产生事与愿违的结果
n.逆火,后爆的巨大响声

例句与用法:

His scheme to win the girl back fired and she went to another guy.

他追求那女孩的计划产生了反效果,现在她名花另有主。

The plot backfired (on the terrorist) when the bomb exploded too soon.

由於炸弹过早爆炸,(恐怖分子的)阴谋未能得逞。

The car/engine backfired noisily.

那汽车[发动机]发生逆火引起爆鸣。

词形变化:

动词过去式: backfired | 动词过去分词: backfired | 动词现在分词: backfiring | 动词第三人称单数: backfires |

详细释义:

n.

(引擎的)逆火

vi.

1. 放出逆火

2. 产生和预期情况完全相反的结果; 事与愿违

His scheme to win the girl backfired and she went to another guy.

他追求那女孩的计划适得其反, 现在她名花另有主了。

3. 失败