backfire

英 [ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)]

美 [ˌbækˈfaɪər]

v. 产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果; 逆火; 回火

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

Collins.1 / BNC.14304 / COCA.10577

牛津词典

verb

产生事与愿违的不良（或危险）后果
to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results
1. Unfortunately the plan backfired.
  不幸的是，计划产生了适得其反的结果。
逆火；回火
to make a sudden noise like an explosion

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。

noun

a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
Synonym:boomerang
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 loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
Synonym:blowback

verb

set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
1. My old car backfires all the time
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
1. Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
Synonym:backlashrecoil

But it turns out that those characteristics are precisely the reasons goals can backfire.
但结果说明正是目标的这些特性会让结果适得其反。
It has certain limits, however, and might even backfire.
不过，这种方式有一定的局限性，甚至有可能适得其反。
Picking wealthy individual backers can also backfire.
选择富有的个人支持者也可能适得其反。
The judgment rules of the thermal equilibrium and the backfire are presented.
对模拟退火算法进行了改进，给出了热平衡和回火的相应判定准则。
This method can backfire.
她说：这种方法可能会事与愿违。
All of this needs fixing, but the best of intentions can backfire.
这一切都需要改革来解决，但最好的意图也会产生反效果。
It all backfired on me!
一切都与我的愿望背道而驰！
But it can backfire if it's perceived as'micromanaging'an employee, and undermines his or her self-confidence.
但如果这种风格被认为对员工管得太死，损害了员工的自信，则会适得其反。
If so, he added, it is a gamble that could backfire.
他接着表示，如果是这样，这便是一场可能会适得其反的赌博。
Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire, as of cars.
作为遭受逆火的结果发出大声音，比如汽车。